Zhou Ye was escaping underground wearing a thick velvet coat, and even the hat on his head was a thick goose down hat.
But despite this, he still felt waves of bone-chilling chills pouring into his body, and with his weak magic power in the Qi Qi training realm, he could not completely resist the cold air in Luzhou, Beiju.
However, when he finished his earth escape on Yuquan Peak, he felt a spring-like warmth enveloped him.
He looked around and saw that the Jade Spring Peak was full of spring and protected from wind and snow. Although there was a cold wind blowing from time to time, it was generally incompatible with the ice and snow world outside the mountain, as if they were two different worlds.
This doesn't happen naturally. It must be the mountain god using his will power to condense a barrier around Yuquan Peak that can withstand the wind and snow.
This barrier cannot protect against monks or spells, it can only protect against wind and snow.
But they, the land gods of Beiju Luzhou, don't have much sense of existence, let alone their willpower.
"Brother Zhou, you came so fast." Just as Zhou Ye was looking around, a familiar voice came from the side.
Zhou Ye turned around and saw that it was Shao Wenhuang, the land god of Luoyan Ridge.
"I'm close." Zhou Ye said with a smile. At this moment, another earth-yellow light flashed in front of his eyes, and another earth god emerged from the ground.
Shao Wenhuang and Zhou Ye looked over. When they saw someone coming, they immediately stepped forward and cupped their hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, you are here too."
The land god named Xiao turned around, looked at the two of them, smiled lightly, and said, "How dare you not come when the tiger calls you."
This person is Xiao Yuan, the land god of Gudang Mountain. The reason why Zhou Ye and Shao Wenhuang are so solemn about him is because Xiao Yuan is the only god-refining monk among all the land gods in Duanjie Mountain. He has already been in the Duanjie Mountain. He has been working as an earth god for nearly 10,000 years, and he is also the oldest one.
The land gods of the Duanjie Mountain who were at the same time as Xiao Yuan have either been transferred, been promoted, or have died at the hands of demons.
Only Xiao Yuan is still the god of land in Gudang Mountain, neither advancing nor retreating. This cannot be blamed on Tianting. It can only be said that it is too difficult to be an immortal official in Luzhou, Beiju.
Not only is it difficult to make achievements, but there is also the danger of death from time to time, especially the land gods. Most of them can only live alone and have no ability to make achievements.
While he was talking, rays of earth escape light flashed all around, and in less than a moment, all sixteen earth gods in the Duanjie Mountain arrived.
The sixteen earth gods formed a circle with Xiao Yuan as the center. They each wrapped their clothes tightly, feeling the warm atmosphere on Yuquan Peak, and looked at the world of ice and snow outside Yuquan Peak. They also came from that ice and snow world. Come, I'm still cold.
"Eh? Is that Wuyang wood?" At this time, Lin Youda, the land god of Quanshou Mountain, said while looking at the hill-like piles of firewood on the edge of the cliff on one side of Yuquan Peak.
Xiao Yuan and other earth gods also looked over, and then nodded and said: "Yes, it is Wuyang Wood!"
Wuyang Wood grows exclusively on mountains with strong Yang Qi, but where in the entire Duanjie Mountain is the most Yang Qi? That is of course Yuquan Peak where the mountain temple is located.
The Heavenly Palace represents the majesty of Heaven and can ward off evil and maintain integrity. Naturally, it is also the place with the strongest yang energy in the world.
If it were in the human world, it would naturally be temples dedicated to immortal gods and temples with the inheritance of immortal gods that have the strongest yang energy, followed by lower-level temples, such as mountain temples and earth temples.
The yang energy around the Tutu Temple in Duanjie Mountain is also very strong, and one or two Wuyang trees can be born in a year.
But at the end of the year, the earth gods will cut down the five-yang trees outside their temples, and then chop them into nine-inch long logs and store them in the earth temple.
When winter gets cold, as long as a small amount of mana is injected into a nine-inch log and then ignited, it can bring warmth day and night within a radius of one foot.
Therefore, the land gods of Beiju Luzhou rely on these things to survive the winter.
But when the earth gods present saw the mountains of Wuyang trees, they were all dumbfounded. So many?
"Did the Tiger King cut down all the Wuyang trees that had grown for hundreds of thousands of years on Yuquan Peak?" Yuan He, the land god of Tangquan Mountain, said in shock.
While the other land gods were still in a daze, Zhou Ye, the land god of Mingquan Mountain, suddenly used Earth Escape and disappeared from everyone.
When Zhou Ye came back ten breaths later, everyone saw a bundle of Wuyang wood in his arms.
"Hehe." Zhou Ye secretly hid the bundle of Wuyang wood in his arms in a pile of grass and said, "If you want it, go get it yourself, don't take it from me."
When the other earth gods saw it, they all took a Tudun and disappeared. When they came back, they each held a bundle of Wuyang wood.
"This is mine."
"You hugged so many?"
"Hey, there's nothing I can do about it."
"Don't forget about it, everyone will get what they want when they go back..."
"Oh, it's a pity that there is no storage bag."
"Come on, you are a little earth god and you still want a storage bag?"
"The tiger won't find out, right?"
"No, we only took so much, how could the tiger care about such a trivial matter?"
"That's good, that's good."
Seeing his colleagues in front of him hurriedly beating the mountain god's autumn wind, Xiao Yuan shook his head helplessly. He didn't need this, because his magic power at the God Refining Realm was enough for him to withstand the cold wind and snow.
"What are you doing?" Just as the earth gods were hurriedly hiding the Wuyang Wood, a flash of light flashed, and then the mountain patrol general Hong Yuanhua appeared in front of everyone.
"Ouch!" The villagers hurriedly covered up and then stood up. Seeing Hong Yuanhua's expression change slightly, they all stepped forward to worship and said, "We have seen the patrolling general."
Xiao Yuan also quickly stepped forward to salute. He could maintain a superior attitude towards the other earth gods, but there was no room for him to be arrogant in Yuquan Peak.
Because there is a more arrogant person here. This is a master who has cultivated in the Void Refining Realm and dares to be arrogant in front of a group of true immortals.
Even Hong Yuanhua, a demon cultivator in the Yangshen realm, had to be submissive in front of him.
Yes, this person is the master of the Yuquan Peak Mountain Temple, Fang Jian.
Hong Yuanhua obviously saw what these land gods were hiding, but he didn't care about the firewood. Moreover, these firewood were originally cut by Jiang Siyin, so he didn't even care.
"Is everyone here?" Hong Yuanhua glanced at everyone and then asked.
Everyone glanced left and right, and then said: "General Huixunshan, they are all here."
Hong Yuanhua nodded, and then said: "Then come with me, the tiger will summon you."
After hearing this, everyone immediately stood in silence and then automatically lined up in two rows to follow Hong Yuan's incarnation, all the way into the main hall of the mountain temple.
After entering the hall, everyone felt a fairy light falling in front of their eyes, which made people feel calm and relaxed.
The locals raised their heads and saw at a glance a young man wearing a qingxia jade unicorn robe sitting cross-legged under the statue of the mountain god in front of the main hall.
The next moment, sixteen earth gods stepped forward and worshiped Fang Jian in unison: "Greetings to the tiger."
Fang Jian smiled lightly and said to everyone: "No need to be polite, just sit down."
"Thank you, Mr. Shan." Everyone bowed and thanked him again, and then sat down cross-legged on both sides.
Hong Yuanhua came to Fang Jian's side and stood with his head held high, commanding authority inside and outside the hall.
Fang Jian's eyes swept across the faces of the earth gods, and then said: "I summoned you today because I have something to say about the spiritual life of Duanjie Mountain."
As soon as Xiao Yuan heard this, he immediately asked: "I dare to ask the tiger, but is it because of those birds and beasts freezing to death?"
Fang Jian glanced at Xiao Yuan, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what happened. General Patrolling has been patrolling Duanjie Mountain in the past few days. You must have seen it before, right?"
"Yes." Everyone replied. Hong Yuanhua had been patrolling the mountain for the past few days and naturally wanted to meet them one by one.
Fang Jian asked again: "What did you do when this happened in previous years?"
The earth gods were startled when they heard this, and then they all stood there in a daze, not knowing how to answer.
After being silent for a moment, Xiao Yuan spoke up: "Tiger Qi, in the past... I didn't care about it. It's so cold and freezing that it's normal for birds, beasts, and all creatures to freeze to death..."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Xiao is exactly what he said." The locals nodded one after another.
Fang Jian frowned and said: "Heaven set up a divine palace here and conferred the priesthood, so that we can do good deeds on behalf of heaven and protect all living beings. Taoist sects say, 'Immortal life is precious, and there are no people who can measure it.' In Buddhism, there are also Buddhas who cut their flesh. Feeding the eagles is an act of compassion for all sentient beings. As the righteous gods of heaven, we are protecting the meritorious immortal officials of one place, but don’t we understand the saying, ‘God has the virtue of a good life’?”
After Fang Jian finished speaking, everyone present fell silent again.
But the silence this time was different from the last time. This time it was a slightly awkward and hesitant silence.
"If you have anything to say, you can feel free to say it. As long as it is not rude or blasphemous, I will never offend anyone with my words." Fang Jian said with a smile.
After everyone heard this, they hesitated again for a moment, and then Zhou Ye took the lead and said: "What the Tiger King said makes sense. As the righteous gods of heaven, we should protect living beings. But our strength is low, and sometimes we can't protect ourselves, so what? Are you going to protect others? Please ask the tiger for advice."
After Zhou Ye said this, the other land gods also felt the same way.
"Tiger, if we had that ability, we wouldn't have to watch all living beings freeze to death." Shao Wenhuang, the land god of Luoyan Ridge, also said.
The other land gods also spoke up one after another and stated their difficulties. What they said made sense. The situation of the land gods was indeed like this.
You said there are so many immortal grasses and elixirs in Duanjie Mountain, why doesn’t the land god collect them for his own use?
First of all, we are looking at it from the perspective of God. If you take the perspective of the earth god, then you will face many problems: How to distinguish the elixir? What are the effects of various elixirs? How to use elixir to make elixir? How should some elixirs be taken? What auxiliary materials and tools are needed for alchemy? Can the earth god's magic power do this?
Fang Jian listened to the complaints of the earth gods, raised his hand and pressed lightly, and the earth gods immediately became quiet and looked at Fang Jian with their eyes.
Fang Jian said slowly: "I am not unaware of what you are talking about, so I have called you here this time to discuss a long-term solution with you."
