Chapter 670

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Good name!

Everyone nodded in succession, then took out the gifts they had prepared in advance.

Lao Hu, Lao Zhao, and San Cai Senior Brother need no further mention — all of them were very precious.

Rare spirit beast eggs, bought… fished-up water treasures, spirit pills that consolidate innate foundations.

Miao Huayu, Xu Linshan, Lin Xiaoman, and other "Qing Alliance" members — some directly gave spirit stones, some gave rare spirit plants.

Han Su specially rushed back from her natal family, then produced various rare ores.

It was clear he was actually a bit rushed, but no one said anything.

At this age, they understood and knew each other very well.

Pei Mo laughed heartily: "Haha, I'm not late, am I!"

Xu Zhangqing glanced at him and shook his head: "No, you came just in time."

Pei Mo stepped forward, first looked at the child in the swaddling clothes, then took out a jade plaque that was translucent white all over: "This is a Spirit Protection Jade Plaque, engraved with three defensive spiritual runes, able to withstand attacks from cultivators below Golden Core Stage for the duration of one incense stick."

Xu Zhangqing was surprised: "Where did you get this?"

Pei Mo blinked: "I happened to be refining magic tools recently, made it along the way."

After a while, True Disciple Zhao Lie sent people to deliver a gift.

It was a Storage Bag, inside were fifty high-grade spirit stones and five Foundation Establishment Pills.

High-grade spirit stones are rare to begin with, five Foundation Establishment Pills are an even greater gesture.

In other words, as long as Xu Ping'an is not a mutant spirit root, he won't need to buy them in the future.

Not long after, Second Senior Brother Zhou Yan appeared, presenting a volume of ancient book.

Named "Basic Breathing Technique", though not profound, it is the most solid.

Third Senior Brother Qin Ye, unseen for a long time, even brought out a wooden box.

Xu Zhangqing opened it and found a stalk of Ning Qi Grass.

This thing can slowly raise spirit root purity, likewise a good thing for laying a solid foundation.

As for Fourth Senior Brother Gu Qiao, who has long cooperated with Xu Zhangqing, his gift was different.

It was actually a Growing Wooden Sword, personally forged by him.

It can evolve along with its master's cultivation advancement, ultimately reaching Magic Tool grade.

Although it is not the same quality as Blue Sky — that is, the Autumn Water Sword currently in Jian Hanxin's hands — for a child still in swaddling clothes, it is obviously more precious.

Fifth Senior Sister Mu Ning carried a flower basket, filled with various spirit flowers.

All were different types of Calming Spirit Flowers; dried and brewed as tea, they can aid sleep and nurture the spirit.

Whether Ruo Qunshuang who just gave birth, or anyone else, almost everyone can use them.

Of course, these are just the sect's internal acquaintances; outsiders also sent gifts.

For example, Lin An and Zhang Laizi, who learned the news later — that is, Second Disciple Lin Feng's parents.

They sent many monster core parts, and without exception all reached five hundred years.

As for Eldest Disciple Sun Shangxiang's parents, Sun Peng and Lei Yun Na, they were even more generous.

Sun Peng presented a house deed, buying a mansion for Xu Ping'an in Dongqing City.

Lei Yun Na, backed by the Lei Family and skilled in alchemy, not only sent rare pills but also two rare pill formulas.

Respectively: Yang Mai Pill, Qingxin Pill

Even Li Lingbi, Chu Qiu, and Han Xin, far away in the Central Region, each sent a grand gift.

Li Lingbi sent a Top-grade Suppress Evil Protect Soul Pendant, three Earth-grade Consolidate Foundation Pills.

Chu Qiu sent a Top-grade Ward Evil Soul Pearl refined from a thousand-year Ya Dan.

Han Xin sent a Heaven-grade Gather Spirit Suppress Evil Array, capable of covering the entire Hongfeng Valley.

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Time flies; in a blink five years have passed.

Inside Hongfeng Valley spring colors remain as before, the Spirit Fields increasingly lush.

And the people in the valley have also undergone new changes.

Xu Zhangqing is forty years old.

Remaining Lifespan: years

Ruo Qunshuang is approaching forty years old.

Eldest Disciple Sun Shangxiang is currently twenty-three years old.

Her cheeks still carry a faint baby fat, but her temperament has become much steadier.

Although her realm smoothly broke through to Foundation Establishment Early Stage, she still hasn't managed to keep a single spirit plant alive.

Second Disciple Lin Feng, also twenty-three years old.

His figure increasingly tall and straight, his brows and eyes full of heroic spirit.

His cultivation has also reached Foundation Establishment Early Stage; because he handles matters efficiently and neatly, he is Xu Zhangqing's capable assistant in managing the Spirit Fields at present.

But if one must say who is the most special person, it has to be Xu Linglong.

Although she was already twenty years old, she still had a delicate and exquisite appearance.

She hadn't grown much in height, and her temperament was still pure and lively; she spent all day revolving around her younger brother.

As for Xu Ping'an, he was now five years old.

It was precisely the age for stripping tiles off the roof and catching fish in the river.

In the afternoon, the sunlight was just right.

Xu Linglong leaned close to Xu Ping'an's side and said in a low voice: "Little brother, I saw a bird's nest on the big maple tree in the back."

The very, very big kind; there are definitely bird eggs inside.

Let's go take them, okay?"

Xu Ping'an said in a childish, milky voice: "Mother said we can't climb high; we'll fall and get hurt."

Xu Linglong patted her chest: "With Elder Sister here, I'll definitely protect you!"

Xu Ping'an appeared slightly hesitant: "This..."

Xu Linglong blinked her eyes: "You wouldn't be scared, would you?"

Xu Ping'an immediately puffed out his chest and raised his head: "I'm not scared at all!"

Xu Linglong grinned: "Then let's go."

Xu Ping'an glanced toward the direction of the second floor bedroom: "Alright."

Xu Linglong waved toward Wangzai and Chi Ye not far away: "We're leaving!"

Wangzai was precisely in the prime of youth and strength; hearing this, he immediately wagged his tail and ran over.

The Demon God Chi Ye was still a round, roly-poly "gas canister"; he lazily stretched, then followed behind at a leisurely pace.

Very soon, two people, one dog, and one cat arrived beneath that big maple tree.

Xu Linglong pointed at the tree branches above her head: "Little brother look, the bird's nest is right up there!"

Xu Ping'an saw it at a glance, and his eyes immediately brightened; he used all his strength to climb up, but just as he neared the bird's nest, he heard a shout from the distance: "Linglong, Ping'an, what are you doing!"

Xu Linglong was startled and shivered; she immediately scooped up Chi Ye, mounted Wangzai, and said: "Mother, I was wrong!"

Xu Ping'an hung on the tree, unable to go up and unable to come down; he looked with a dumbfounded face at his sister running far away, his little hands still maintaining the posture of reaching for the bird's nest.

Inside the bedroom, Ruo Qunshuang shook her head helplessly and complained: "Qing Ge, you're not going to discipline them?"

Xu Zhangqing said with a smile: "He's five years old; it's precisely the mischievous age. Not peeing and playing in the mud is already not bad!"

Ruo Qunshuang, hearing this, didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You must absolutely not be like that."

Xu Zhangqing paced to the window and looked at Wangwang lying motionless on the corridor: "Actually, what I'm most worried about right now is it."

The several pets in the valley now each have their own condition.

The current Wangwang is equivalent to a human seventy-year-old elder.

It gradually lost its former liveliness; all day it lies at the gate basking in the sun, squinting its eyes and dozing.

Only upon hearing familiar footsteps will it slowly wag its tail.

Rather, Gege is still full of vitality.

All day it's either crowing or running back and forth in the valley.

Ruo Qunshuang deeply knew how important these pets were to the person before her; they were all "old companions" who had followed by his side since humble beginnings, so she asked curiously: "Still haven't found a method?"

Xu Zhangqing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The method is with Eldest Senior Sister; she previously said she'd consider it, and who knows how that consideration is going now!"