Chapter 334: The Origin of Shizi Ling

Xu Jiu.

Wang Ping'an was about to close the system panel and try the effect of the Ten Sword Manual at the Greater Attainment Realm for the first time, when his peripheral vision saw that Merit still numbered over a thousand, and his eyes immediately focused on the technique: Yin Qi Scripture.

A flash of insight flickered in his mind and vanished!

"How about upgrading the Yin Qi Scripture to the Cultivation stage first? Even if the artificial dantian formed by the Yin Qi Scripture is inferior to other artificial dantians, at least having an extra artificial dantian adds another source of magical power!"

At the thought, Wang Ping'an's eyes lit up instantly; since there was surplus Merit, upgrading the Yin Qi Scripture was just a trivial matter, and there was no rush to see how the Ten Sword Manual would perform at the Greater Attainment Realm for the first time.

"Ding! You spent ten Merit to upgrade the technique: Yin Qi Scripture, Entry Level → Proficient!"

"Ding! You spent one hundred Merit to upgrade the technique: Yin Qi Scripture, Proficient → Mastery!"

"Ding! You spent one thousand Merit to upgrade the technique: Yin Qi Scripture, Mastery → Cultivation!"

Wang Ping'an couldn't wait and tapped the Merit icon—a golden flashing '+' behind the Yin Qi Scripture—and in his mind immediately rang a series of mechanical, cold sounds.

After the technique: Yin Qi Scripture was upgraded to the Cultivation stage, he eagerly began practicing the Yin Qi Scripture.

The most important thing now is to condense another artificial dantian within his body formed by the Yin Qi Scripture; after that, there's no hurry to try the Ten Sword Manual at the Greater Attainment Realm.

"Wow, where did this wind come from? It's so pleasant, my whole body feels much lighter, as if years of hidden illness are about to heal!"

Among the chatting crowd of aunts and old women, an older grandmother suddenly shouted, drawing everyone's attention, and they all instantly noticed the surrounding oddities.

"Auntie, what kind of wind is this? I was a bit chilled before, but after this gust, I feel refreshed and the discomfort in my body is almost completely gone!"

"It can't be—could Uncle De Ben have become our Lion Ridge Mountain God and deliberately blown this cool wind—no, divine wind—to bring us benefits?"

"Don't even joke, that possibility does exist—could De Ben really have become the Lion Ridge Mountain God?"

Liu Dongzhu held Wang Ping'an and sat beside him, feeling the sudden cool breeze was very familiar, something she often encountered at home.

Not only cool and comfortable, it also gave her the feeling that all the hidden ailments throughout her body were healed by this breeze.

And moreover.

Being constantly brushed by this cool wind, she could clearly feel her physique gradually strengthening.

Later.

She once told Xuanqing Daozhang about this, and Xuanqing Daozhang told her that this cool wind was a benefit brought by her family's Ping'an, and she must never tell outsiders, otherwise it would attract the eyes of villains.

It would bring disaster to our family's Ping'an!

Hearing the surrounding aunts and old women pass through this divine wind, they initially doubted that her uncle Zhang Deben had become the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

Even when someone mentioned her mother and her sister-in-law's dream, they still didn't quite believe that her uncle had become the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

Now they are gradually believing that her uncle has become the Lion Ridge Mountain God!

"Unfortunately, you don't know that this divine wind wasn't given by my uncle; it was our family's Ping'an!"

Liu Dongzhu felt smug inwardly but didn't say it aloud; it wasn't that she didn't want to brag nor that she feared doubt, but she kept Xuanqing Daozhang's words in her heart.

She didn't want her bragging to spread news of her family's Ping'an, attracting villains and bringing disaster to their Ping'an.

She believed that once their family's Ping'an grew up, there would be plenty of chances to brag. Liu Dongzhu, full of envy, said, "Aunties, once my uncle becomes the Lion Ridge Mountain God, our Zhang Family Village will surely enjoy prosperous days!"

"Indeed, once De Ben becomes the Lion Ridge Mountain God, our Zhang Family Village will have good days!"

The group of aunts and old women didn't object, their faces full of excitement, and they hurriedly said, "But honestly, your family—more precisely, De Ben's family is the best.

After all.

Their family produced a Mountain God, and generations to come will reap endless benefits!

"Indeed, my uncle, the old man, became a Mountain God; if he didn't look after his descendants, wouldn't his role as Mountain God be in vain?"

Liu Dongzhu chuckled and praised, "My uncle, even when he was alive, liked caring for juniors from a young age; how could he not care after becoming a Mountain God in old age?"

"Yes, when De Ben was still alive, he liked taking care of you kids!"

The aunts and old women praised him, but before they finished speaking, they saw a figure walking nearby; on closer look, it was Zhang Deben's wife Li Ping, who hurriedly shouted:

"De Ben's wife, you're awake—how are you? Did you dream of De Ben?"

They hadn't forgotten; long ago, brothers Zhang Chengze and Zhang Chengyong came to find Li Ping, urging her to rest, and they had said that she would see Zhang Deben in her dream; at first Li Ping didn't believe it.

Until Zhang Guihua and Zhu Lancui spoke up to persuade!

Li Ping then reluctantly believed.

This novel, you...

First.

Zhang Guihua did tell her; Zhang Guihua saw Zhang Deben in a dream, and he told her that he had become the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

Li Ping initially didn't believe, but even Zhu Lancui said the same thing, and she kept asking; Zhu Lancui assured her with a single word that she hadn't deceived her.

Zhu Lancui is her daughter-in-law; what kind of person is she, could she not know?

Only after everyone's persuasion did she, with a nervous heart, go to the bedroom to sleep.

This matter.

Among the aunts and old women helping at Zhang Deben's house, which one doesn't know?

"I dreamed of our De Ben..."

Li Ping hadn't finished speaking when tears fell like rain; since Zhang Deben passed away, she felt as if the sky had collapsed, and although De Ben had been bedridden with illness for years and she had some premonition, it was still hard to accept.

Not long ago.

Having seen Zhang Deben in the dream realm, how could she not be happy?

"Don't cry, don't cry, De Ben's wife, this is a good thing; your family De Ben has become our Lion Ridge Mountain God, we should be happy, why be sad!"

An older woman offered a comforting word, then seemed to recall something and teased:

"Did De Ben tell you any personal things in the dream?"

Li Ping snapped back to herself, as if recalling something, her face changing dramatically, and said, "Aunt Wang, De Ben told me in the dream that there is a tiger in Lion Ridge that has become a spirit!"

"That is indeed the case!"

Aunt Wang nodded and said, "In the past, Lion Ridge had a pride of lions, but ever since a ferocious tiger arrived, those lions were driven away. Not only our village, but even villagers from surrounding villages, once they venture deep into Lion Ridge, cannot return; it's said they become food for that tiger. But why did De Ben tell you all this?"

(End of chapter)