The biggest change in Xiaodukou Village today is its popularity!

Previously, the houses on both sides of the street were idle. Now, after a simple renovation, inns, small grocery stores, and steamed bun shops have reopened.

In Xiaodukou Village, after a year of hardship, there are far fewer men, but the women have stepped up to fill the gap.

Under Madam Xu's leadership, these women took over the lives of their deceased husbands and sons, and reopened the inn and other businesses.

When Ye Liang arrived at their newly opened inn, the women were so busy that they didn't even have time to go to the ferry to greet him.

Upon seeing Ye Liang, Madam Xu immediately apologized to him for not being able to greet him from afar.

Many women from Xiaodukou Village, along with their young children, represented the entire village in apologizing to Ye Liang for not welcoming him properly.

Ye Liang would not blame him.

Zhi Dao: Looking at their inn now, so lively and thriving, he felt only joy.

Although they didn't go out of the village to the ferry to greet Ye Liang, Madam Xu and the others prepared a welcome feast for him, with eight bowls and eight dishes, which was very sumptuous.

Think back to before, when the whole village was running out of wild vegetables and many of the elderly and weak were starving to death. They only managed to have a full meal and prevent anyone from starving because of Ye Liang's help.

Now, after the Crab King was defeated, Xiaodukou Village has recovered three or four tenths of its vitality in just one week, which is truly gratifying.

Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. Indeed, providing aid is only temporary. Helping them get rid of the scourge of the king crab in the lake and restore shipping traffic will allow Xiaodukou Village, a key transportation hub, to naturally prosper again by taking advantage of its terrain.

Ye Liang was very happy to see that they were able to get out of the shadow of the past year on their own.

The senior sisters were also amazed to see Ye Liang's magic power once again, which could quickly transform a place that was once so desolate into a bustling and prosperous place, just like the Little Immortal Village at the foot of their mountain. They wondered how much more prosperous the Little Immortal Village would be now than when they left.

Now that the iron mine has been opened, the livelihoods of the people will only be more prosperous than before they left!

Before dinner, the children, Ye Leng, Ye Xing, Ye Le, and Ye Ke, had already found Xu Xiaofu to play with.

Now that there are no more crabs harming the lake, it's safe, and Xu Xiaofu can confidently take them to play by the lake.

Many other children joined in, and a large group of children frolicked by the lake, creating a lively scene that brought joy to every adult.

Ye Liang also had countless acquaintances to meet and endless things to talk about. Xu Liang, on the other hand, was noticeably darker and thinner, probably from leading the entire village in rebuilding their village day and night.

Ye Liang showed concern for him and told him to take care of his health. He excitedly patted his chest and said that although he was tired, he was eating four meals a day, several steamed buns and a bowl of millet rice each time, and he also had meat every day. So he was eating very well, which reassured Ye Liang. He was eating well, which meant he could handle the physical labor.

He added that more and more merchants are now aware that the waterway to Xiaodukou Village has reopened, and many are resuming their travel along this route. However, the new large ships are not yet completed, and his single boat is not enough for transportation. Therefore, additional sailings are added daily. Once the new large ships are built, two or three large ships can carry passengers and goods together, which will greatly solve the transportation capacity problem for Xiaodukou Village. The village will become even more popular than before, and people's lives will be better than before.

They told Ye Liang to rest assured that they would work hard to make their lives better.

Xu Liang also said that he would work hard to earn money, and when he had enough money, he would build a new house, marry the maidservant beside him, and invite Ye Liang to his wedding banquet.

Although the girl was shy about the topic of marriage, she still reluctantly asked Ye Liang to come and be their officiant.

Ye Liang was very happy for them and said that the officiant should be a respected person in the village. Whether he could do it or not was another matter, but he would definitely come to the wedding banquet.

Ye Liang's words warmed the hearts of everyone in the village, making them feel closer to the Bixian Sect.

They then took the initiative to talk to Ye Liang about Xu Na and Xu Xiaofu, two children from Xiaodukou Village, going to the Immortal Sect to learn immortal cultivation, hoping that they would soon succeed in their cultivation, become great immortal cultivators, and return to their hometown to protect its peace.

They anxiously inquired when Ye Liang and the Bixian Sect would accept new disciples, so they could see if their children were qualified. If so, they wanted to send them to the Bixian Sect to learn immortal cultivation.

Upon hearing these words, even the usually aloof and cold senior sister seemed to have a lot to say.

Ye Liang understood that his senior sister's greatest and only wish was to see the sect become strong as soon as possible. The large number of disciples was clearly the most obvious sign that the sect was recovering and becoming powerful.

Knowing what his senior sister was thinking, Ye Liang naturally wouldn't say anything wrong.

Besides, this was exactly what he himself thought.

Ye Liang said, "Don't worry, everyone. It will take at least a month or two, or at most three months or half a year. Next spring, once they have returned to their sect and settled down, and the new houses in the sect have been built and are fully prepared to receive more disciples, the senior sisters will come down the mountain to specifically receive and examine the disciples who want to join the sect."

Parents who wish to participate can bring their children to register.

"Will it be difficult to pass the assessment?" The registration period hasn't even started yet, and these people are already anxiously worried about whether the assessment will be difficult.

Ye Liang understood their concerns and said, "Cultivating immortality does indeed depend on talent. However, those who lack talent can become nominal disciples, study for a few years, learn some skills to strengthen their bodies, and master a few immortal techniques for self-defense. They can then graduate and leave the mountain. Being an ordinary person with some skills might not be worse than being an immortal cultivator. After all, being a great immortal cultivator may seem glamorous, but it's actually very dangerous. There are still many ordinary people who can't accept life and death, who have attachments, and who are not suitable for immortal cultivation. We shouldn't force them all to become great immortal cultivators. The world needs people from all walks of life. We can have all 360 professions and become practitioners in every field!"

Ye Liang's announcement immediately sparked heated discussions among everyone.

In fact, for Ye Liang, this move was simply to carve out a part of the sect's functions and treat it as an educational endeavor, like running a school.

How could something like this be unfamiliar to Ye Liang, who came from the Earth world!

That's a piece of cake!

None of the senior female students had heard Ye Liang mention this forward-looking plan beforehand.

The junior sisters couldn't help but complain about how Ye Liang could have such a good idea without telling them in advance so they could have helped with the planning.

Ye Liang laughed and said, "I'm also feeling my way across the river by feeling for stones. We have ideas, so we'll experiment little by little. If we succeed, we'll stick with it; if we fail, we'll change things up. We young people aren't afraid of failure!"

"Hmm!" Every senior sister who heard this thought thought it made sense and couldn't help but feel excited.

"Show-off! You're a petty person who's gotten ahead! I hope you suffer a tragic end soon!" Seeing Ye Liang being surrounded and adored by so many people, Sun Qingyu was filled with intense hatred. He and his three henchmen had already gone to sit alone at a table to drink their sorrows away.

However, despite saying that, Sun Qingyu, as the young master of the Eternal Sect and a possible future heir, had indeed seriously considered Ye Liang's words.

Perhaps this suggestion will allow him to make a name for himself and stand out from the scrutiny of his father, grandfather, and other elders.