In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival has arrived.
In order not to disappoint everyone, Tian Xiaoding bought paper money, burning incense and other sacrifices in the past few days, and paid homage to his friend Tang Yunzhi and his late wife Zhang Erniu in advance in an empty house in the village.
Thinking that Er Niu would be resurrected soon, Xiao Ding was no longer as sad as before when he paid tribute this time.
However, in the days after the Spring Festival, he still looked worried all day long.
Several friends around Xiao Ding knew that Xiao Ding was thinking about going to the Immortal Medicine Sect, so they did not try to persuade Xiao Ding.
In Tianyao Village, except for Xiao Ding, the other members were all happy during the Spring Festival.
This is because on the morning of New Year's Eve, Xiao Ding distributed another wave of benefits to the members of Tianyao Village based on their personal contribution value. Each person received ten to one hundred white low-grade spiritual stones, and a magic weapon-level weapon or armor.
Every member in Tianyao Village has a personal file record sheet, which records the contribution value made by each member during the year and the punishment value after doing something wrong.
The records of these personal files are all in the hands of the senior sister. If the copycat members do something beneficial to the copycat, the senior sister will give them extra points; if the copycat members do something harmful to the copycat, the senior sister will deduct points from them.
When rewards are distributed at the end of the year, the points recorded on this file will be used as the standard for distributing rewards. Those with high contribution value will naturally receive more rewards. Those who contribute less will receive less rewards.
With this reward and punishment system, members in the cottage can
Being able to get more rewards, they would all do their best to safeguard the interests of the village. Even when faced with minor disputes between members, most of them chose to tolerate each other to avoid conflicts and being deducted points by the senior sister.
Most of the magic weapons that Xiao Ding distributed to everyone were low-level and mid-level, with only a small number of high-level magic weapons. Most of these magical weapons were snatched by Xiao Ding from other monks before. The remaining few were specially refined for everyone by him taking out the basic materials and working with Ou Muyun.
In fact, after more than 20 years of development, Tianyao Village has already accumulated a lot of wealth under the management of Li Tianliang and others. If the cottage has money, it will naturally have no shortage of resources. For those low-level weapons or armors, you can buy them in the markets in the city.
Therefore, almost every member of Tianyao Village will own at least one magical weapon. However, since Xiao Ding sends it to everyone for free, there is no reason for everyone to not want it. After all, if you have one more magical weapon, you may have one more chance to save your life.
Just like Elder Liu of Lingyun Sect, when he took out a magic weapon, Xiao Ding destroyed one. If he had a smaller number of magic weapons, he might be injured in Xiao Ding's hands that day.
This system of rewards and punishments based on merit was the system implemented in the army when Xiao Ding traveled to the Song Dynasty and led troops to fight. Nowadays, it is equally practical for managing cottages.
Xiao Ding stayed in Tianyao Village until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, he once again proposed to go to the Immortal Medicine Sect. Everyone still advised him to wait until the first lunar month before leaving.
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In the concept of ancient people, celebrating the New Year means celebrating the first lunar month, and not until the second dragon raises its head after the second lunar month, can the New Year be truly celebrated.
However, Xiao Ding couldn't stay still.
He was in the cottage all day and didn't have much to do. Because Er Niu's resurrection was always on his mind, he couldn't calm down and practice.
So Xiao Ding decided to leave Tianyao Village on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month and go to the Immortal Medicine Sect.
After everyone tried to persuade Xiao Ding, they stopped trying to stop him.
However, Ouyang Qing and Ah Li insisted on following Xiao Ding.
This is because the two of them are not familiar with everyone in Tianyao Village. Once Xiao Ding leaves, there is no point in them staying in the village. Although Ouyang Qing is slightly stronger than Ah Li and knows Yue Yurou, Tian Xiao'e, and Ou Muyun, her relationship with these three people is not close, and she is even somewhat distant. So the two of them repeatedly requested to follow Xiao Ding.
In addition to Ouyang Qing and Ah Li, Yue Yurou, Tian Xiao'e, and Ou Muyun also offered to follow Xiao Ding. The three of them are very close to Xiao Ding. Therefore, they are worried about Xiao Ding's safety and want to follow Xiao Ding. After all, today's Fengluan Continent is not like before. Who knows when the monsters will break through the front line and break into the inland.
However, Xiao Ding did not intend to take so many people with him on the road. He patiently comforted Yue Yurou, Tian Xiao'e, and Ou Muyun, and said, "Don't worry about my safety. I've been wandering around alone for so many years, and I've come back intact, right?"
Saying that, Xiao Ding paused for a moment, and then
Then he said: "Moreover, during the time I left Tianyao Village, I encountered opponents of various levels. I even faced the Demon King of the Demon Beast Alliance head-on. Although I had no power to fight back against the Demon King, I still escaped from him. So you don’t have to worry about me."
"That's true." Someone in the crowd agreed.
Xiao Ding glanced at everyone and continued: "On the contrary, after I left, there were only two golden elixir monks, Senior Sister and Senior Brother Lu, left to guard the village. Although there are more than a dozen monks in our village who have successfully built the foundation, But they have just established the foundation, and the foundation is still shallow, and it will take time to consolidate. So Yurou, Xiao'e, and Muyun, the three of you, it is better to stay in the mountain stronghold and assist the senior sister and her husband in guarding the stronghold."
Seeing that Xiao Ding was unwilling to take him with him, Yue Yurou, Tian Xiao'e, and Ou Muyun couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, the three of them also knew that what Xiao Ding said was not wrong.
For Xiao Ding, if he encounters danger, the fewer people he has with him, the better. It would be easier for him to escape if there were fewer people around him. If there are too many people around him, he will not be able to take care of him if he encounters a strong enemy. Even if he can escape, it will be difficult for the people around him to escape together.
In this case, bringing too many people will not only not be able to help, but will actually become a drag.
Therefore, Xiao Ding firmly disagreed with bringing Yue Yurou, Tian Xiao'e and Ou Muyun with him.
On the contrary, he did not refuse Ouyang Qing and Ah Li, and wanted to take them both away together.
This is of course because Xiao Ding is the most
After recently entering the world of Qiankun Pot, he found that Xue Yuyi had grown up and was about to bloom after decades of growth in the world inside the pot.
The Immortal Medicine Sect is located in the Soul Burial Mountain. If you go from Tianyao Village to the Immortal Medicine Sect, even if Xiaoding uses the Feiyun Shuttle to fly at the fastest speed, it will take at least twenty days to arrive. This round trip only takes about a month and a half. Who knows whether Xue Yuyi will grow and mature during this time. Therefore, Xiao Ding still hopes that it would be better for Ouyang Qing to stay with him.
As for Ah Li, Xiao Ding naturally knows that she is not familiar with everyone in the cottage. The only people she is familiar with are herself and Ouyang Qing. Therefore, Xiao Ding will not leave Ah Li alone in the cottage.
After settling everything in the village, Xiao Ding went out of the mountain gate, drove the Feiyun Shuttle, picked up Ouyang Qing and Ah Li, and flew towards the Soul Burial Mountain.
Xiao Ding has a map of Fengluan Continent, so he can accurately find the specific direction of the Immortal Medicine Sect.
After several modifications and upgrades by Xiao Ding, the Feiyun Shuttle's current speed is no longer the same as before.
After flying all the way for more than ten days, it was almost the end of the first year.
At this time on Fengluan Island, it was still the middle of winter, and there was no hint of spring at all.
On this day, Xiao Ding was flying forward when suddenly he saw two foundation-building monks flying rapidly southward with flying swords.
Xiao Ding's flying cloud shuttle was flying in the northwest direction, but its trajectory was exactly intersecting with the two monks flying south.
After getting closer, Xiao Ding discovered that two people flying from the north
The monks are a man and a woman, both about forty years old, and their cultivation is at the third level of foundation building. The white robes they wore had Tai Chi patterns embroidered on their chests and backs.
When Xiao Ding saw these two people, he felt that they looked familiar, but for a while, it was difficult to remember who these two people were. After all, twenty years have passed on Tiankun Planet, and even the people he knew before must have changed by now.
Xiao Ding failed to recognize who the two monks were, but the two monks recognized Xiao Ding.
I just heard the male cultivator flying in front shouting to Xiao Ding: "Hey -, is the fellow Taoist in front of you Brother Tian?"
When Xiao Ding saw that the other person recognized him, he immediately stopped the Flying Cloud Shuttle, clasped his fists and said to the person: "This is Tian Xiao Ding! I see that your fellow Taoist looks very familiar, but I can't remember it for the moment. What do you call your friend?" "
At this time, the two monks had also flown in front of Xiao Ding's Feiyun Shuttle. The male cultivator said happily: "Brother Tian, I am Liang Nanguang. After so many years, I have aged like this." , but your appearance has not changed. I wonder if you have practiced the beauty-preserving technique, or have taken the beauty-preserving pill?"
When Xiao Ding heard that the other party claimed to be Liang Nanguang, he immediately remembered that the first friend he met when he and Su Lanlan first arrived at Tiankun Star was Liang Nanguang. When Su Lanlan suddenly disappeared on Chuanyun Mountain, it was Liang Nanguang who rescued her.
"It turns out to be Brother Liang! I have indeed taken the Beauty Pill, so my appearance has not changed." Xiao Ding answered with cupped hands, and then looked at Liang
The female cultivator behind Nan Guang asked: "Brother Liang, the senior sister behind you looks familiar to me. Could she be Senior Sister Tan who was with you back then?"
