According to the existing records of the realm of cultivation, from the entry into cultivation to ascending to become a god, it is roughly divided into eight major systems: half-gold, holographic, Xuanzhen, Yuandan, infant formation, Mahayana, half-immortal, and immaculate.

Once you reach the Immaculate Body, you will be able to break through, attract thunder tribulation, and ascend to heaven.

The global spiritual energy has only been revived for seven years. Among the ancient martial arts world that was the first to advance, the Xuanzong Elders' cultivation is ahead of others, but the strongest Nan Xu is only in the early stage of the infant stage.

Each realm is divided into three levels, and the higher you go, the longer it takes. Ye Lan's semi-immortal body is thousands of years ahead of most people in the world today.

The old man may not understand, he is just sarcastic and wants to show off his apprentice.

After dinner, he took out a wooden box from the house and threw it to Ye Lan: "Now you have the ability to protect the fairy mountain, the key to this courtyard is left to you."

courtyard……

Everyone at the table was silent, secretly complaining that there was nothing good about inheriting such a dilapidated house.

But Ye Lan held the box with a serious expression.

Because she knew that this was not only the key to the yard, but also the key to unlocking the entire fairy mountain's defense formation.

As time goes by, this fairy mountain has stood for thousands of years without collapsing. It is the best habitat to escape from hatred and the tide of the times.

The master is leaving her a way out.

Afterwards, the old man took her and Wu Heng into the forest and taught them how to pick wild vegetables and herbs along the way.

"This dish tastes good, and stir-frying it can also boost your strength."

"This thousand-year-old ginseng radish is not as delicious as the mushroom next to it. Remember, something born pure is always better than something fancy and has grown for a thousand years to become a spirit."

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They walked from sunrise to sunset, but the old man was still not satisfied and even took the initiative to spend the night with them in the woods.

As dusk fell, Wu Heng lit a bonfire and cleared an area for rest.

Seeing the old man still talking tirelessly, he fiddled with the flames expressionlessly and whispered, "We knew all this when we were little."

As for why it became clear, it was thanks to this old man.

The scene became quiet for a moment.

The old man opened his mouth, as if he had just come to his senses, and cursed with a smile: "You little bastard, you're so unlovable."

Wu Heng: “…”

He was actually angry and full of disgust towards the jungle of this fairy mountain.

But because of Ye Lan's instructions, I come here every year.

Later, Ye Lan fell into a coma, and he felt more at ease staying in the woods.

But this does not mean that I have a good impression of the old man.

Ye Lan had always known that the relationship between the two was not good, but she had never intervened. Just like now, she had already roasted a wild rabbit and started eating it by herself.

Sometimes, it takes the person who tied the bell to untie it.

The temperature in the mountains was very low at night, and a thin layer of frost rose from the air, making it hazy like fog.

The old man made three hats out of banana leaves and forcefully put two of them on Ye Lan and Wu Heng's heads.

Wu Heng was irritated and subconsciously wanted to take it off, but when he saw Ye Lan wearing it obediently out of the corner of his eye, he reluctantly gave up and muttered, "What a waste of time."

With their current level of cultivation, the internal energy circulating in their bodies is enough to evaporate all the water mist that approaches, without even a strand of hair getting on it, so there is no need to cover up.

The old man smiled. He usually had a bad temper, but today it was rare that he didn't bother with him.

"I also grew up in the mountains when I was a child. The animals and plants back then were all spiritual and much more ferocious than they are now."

"I don't even know my first or last name. I was alone in the forest, eating whatever I could find. After a long time, a beautiful Nine-Sky Black Phoenix caught my attention and led me out of the forest."

Wu Heng turned his head in surprise and looked over. Against the backdrop of the warm yellow bonfire, he seemed to see a trace of nostalgia flowing across the old man's eyebrows.

He has always been working as a medicine man and cannot be considered a true descendant of the Immortal Mountain. He has very little communication with the old man, so he doesn't know that the old man also grew up in this forest.

What's worse, he was abandoned without any care and without any knowledge.

A strange feeling surged from the bottom of his heart. At this moment, the old man's sense of superiority disappeared, as if the people gathered around the campfire were just three wild children raised in the jungle.

They are friends with common experiences.

"So the markings of large animal nests and poisonous plant symbols on the tree trunks weren't prepared specifically for us. Instead, you figured them out for your own use when you were a child."

Ye Lan on the opposite side suddenly spoke, and pointed to the middle of the tree that the three people behind him were hugging.

If I remember correctly, there was a sign there.

It means that you can set up camp.

Hearing this, the old man rolled his eyes at her and said matter-of-factly, "Of course it's not prepared for you. I'd rather spend my time studying medicine men."

“…”

Wu Heng's fists immediately hardened and he stood up, wanting to hit someone.

Ye Lan held him down and reminded him, "That doesn't change the fact that we benefited."

Even though the symbols were not specially prepared for them, without them, it would have been impossible for the two little kids to survive safely.

"So why exactly?" Wu Heng still couldn't understand, staring at the old man intently, "Why did you do that to us?!"

They were children who had left their homes and came alone to seek a teacher. Their minds were fragile, and not only did they not receive proper care, they had to face attacks from wolves, black bears, and various poisonous creatures alone in the forest.

The feeling of collapse and despair is still lingering in my heart.

"Well, I can't help it." Faced with Wu Heng's anger, the old man scratched his head and couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. "I used to raise children, but they died easily when they left the mountains. None of them could inherit my legacy. For many years, I ran around everywhere, just trying to save these brats. Later, a rule was made: no one can leave the mountains until they have lived in the forest for five years."

Not to mention raising a child, the old man has never attended school for a single day, let alone the trouble of training an heir.

There were many people who knelt outside the mountain and begged him for guidance, but he never knew how to teach, so gradually, he could only let his apprentices experience his own life.

And it turns out that the effect is significant.

Ye Lan's previous senior brothers all died of old age and became famous all over the world. Her generation was even better than theirs and cultivated a genius that Xuanzong only saw once in a thousand years.

Wu Heng sat down dejectedly, his knees curled up and resting his chin on them, his expression had changed from gloomy to aggrieved.

"But you can't use that method..."

In fact, he had once felt the old man's kindness, and that was why he couldn't really hate him.

This contradiction made him very painful for a time and he couldn't let it go.

The old man turned to look at him, a trace of helplessness flashed across his eyes, and he sighed softly: "He is still a child after all."

As he spoke, he looked at Ye Lan on the other side and said, "It seems you will still have something to worry about in the future."

Ye Lan added firewood to the bonfire, looked at the burning flames, lowered his eyes and replied lightly, "Well, I will pay attention."

So the old man laughed.

At dawn, when Wu Heng woke up, he found that the old man and Ye Lan had already gotten up.

Ye Lan was kneeling beside him, helping the old man wash and groom himself with the morning dew in the mountains.

The old man changed into a luxurious robe.