The two returned home, and before they even went upstairs, Jian Anping came over.

"Xiao Ning, your sister-in-law said you came out of seclusion, but then she couldn't find you. You've been so busy! Let me see if you've lost weight? You look pretty good!"

"Brother, you've been cultivating well lately, you've even reached the Foundation Establishment stage!" Jian Ning noticed Jian Anping's change at a glance. His demeanor had become much more composed.

"Hehe, it was my brother-in-law who gave me the Foundation Establishment Pill. Now I can fly on a sword too. It's just that the flight time is a bit short."

Jian Anping smiled happily. After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he had officially stepped into the threshold of cultivation. Moreover, he could see the extraordinary qualities of his two sons and felt even more grateful to his younger sister.

The only regret is that his wife doesn't have any spiritual roots; she's just an ordinary person.

"Brother, this sword is for you. It's a mid-grade spiritual weapon." Jian Ning took out a sword from her storage bracelet and handed it to Jian Anping.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you, brother." Jian Anping took the sword, lightly ran his finger along the blade, and the blood flowing from his fingertip was instantly absorbed by the sword.

Immediately following was a clear sword cry, followed by a burst of purple light on the sword, flashes of lightning, and the faint sounds of wind and thunder.

"What a fine sword!" Jian Anping smiled so broadly that wrinkles appeared on his face. He gripped the sword tightly in his hand, reluctant to let go.

Jian Ning had just set up a soundproof spiritual energy shield between the three of them; otherwise, the sound of that sword ringing would have been heard by everyone in the mountain shelter.

“Here’s another set of Wind and Thunder Sword Technique. You can practice it first, and ask me if you don’t understand anything.” Jian Ning took out another jade slip and handed it to him.

"Okay, I'll go back and cultivate now." Jian Anping was like a child who had received a favorite toy. He picked up the jade tablet, hugged the sword, and ran home.

Xiao Lingfeng had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Seeing that his brother-in-law had finally left, he bent down, picked up Jian Ning, and quickly went upstairs. As soon as they entered the house, he couldn't wait to kiss her.

Jian Ning cooperated fully, wrapping her arms around his lean waist.

With a thought, he returned to the bedroom in the jade pendant space.

A night of passionate lovemaking.

It's thanks to the good stamina of cultivators that ordinary people can withstand a strong man like Xiao Lingfeng.

Because he had something on his mind, Xiao Lingfeng went out to work again after breakfast the next day. Jian Ning, having nothing to do, took some fruit and strolled to the school to find Xiao Wuyu.

He happened to be free from class at the moment, so he was sitting in the newly built gatehouse by the entrance watching someone knit a sweater. Yes, that's right, he was knitting a sweater, and it was a very delicate light pink color.

"Brother Xiao, did you knit this for Yan Yan? It's amazing!" Jian Ning walked in, pulled up a chair, and sat down next to him. She praised him.

"No, this is a little sweater I knitted for my daughter. Isn't it pretty? I knitted it following the pattern in this book. It's a cardigan, and it even has batwing sleeves."

Xiao Wuyu picked up the sweater in his hand and showed it to Jian Ning.

"Brother Xiao, it's such a waste of your talent to use your hands to knit sweaters."

I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you. According to the monitoring equipment used by Xiao Lingfeng and his team...

"An earthquake greater than magnitude 9.5 is expected here soon. I'd like to work with you to set up a protective array on this mountain. What do you think, Brother Xiao?"

Jian Ning went straight to the point and asked.

"What level is a 9.5 magnitude earthquake?" Xiao Wuyu had no concept of that. He stopped knitting and looked at Jian Ning to ask.

"It's like moving mountains and filling seas. The whole world will change drastically. The earth will crack, volcanoes will erupt, and it will be even more terrifying than immortals descending to the mortal world to fight."

Because we don't know where the epicenter will be, if the ground fissure occurs here, even with a protective mountain formation, it's estimated that it can only protect the upper part of the mountain, and the underground will still fracture.

Even in the worst-case scenario, the people living here should be safe from danger under the protection of the great formation.

"Setting up the formation is not a problem, but where are you going to get the materials? According to you, it would be best to have an earth-type magic weapon."

"If we can find the Earth Spirit Orb, then even if the world turns upside down, I can guarantee that our great formation will never break."

“Brother Xiao, I have nowhere to find the Five Elements Magic Treasure you mentioned. Even in the cultivation world, the Earth Spirit Pearl is hard to find, let alone here.”

"It's unlikely to exist in this world, but have you forgotten that you have a treasure pavilion in your immortal abode? Haven't you gone in and taken a closer look yet?"

Upon hearing Xiao Lingfeng's reminder, Jian Ning slapped her thigh in delight.

"That's right, Brother Xiao, you're really smart. Not only is there a treasure pavilion, but there's also a spirit stone mine in the mountains. Let's go and have Huang Fugui lead the way to find the spirit stone mine first."

To set up a protective array for the mountain, not a single spirit stone can be spared.

"How about we don't protect the whole mountain, and just keep the shelter and the area we're living in now? What do you say?" Jian Ning blinked and asked.

"It depends on how much evidence you find. It's best to keep the whole mountain."

Although you have everything you need in your immortal abode and can be self-sufficient, the people outside still have to rely on these mountains for their livelihood. At the very least, they need to grow some grains and vegetables so they won't go hungry.

If you only provide a shelter and this land, it probably won't be enough to support all these people. The living space will be too small and cramped, and they'll easily get sick if they live here for a long time.

"Brother Xiao, you've thought things through perfectly. I'll go back and look for you first, and I'll come find you when I need you."

By the way, these fruits are to help Yan Yan get some nutrition. You can eat them too; I have more in my space.

Jian Ning pointed to the fruit bag on the ground, then quickly walked back home.

He entered the house and grabbed Huang Fugui by the back of the neck.

"Come on, stop looking, I need to talk to you."

"What's wrong? I was watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, why are you grabbing me? Can't you wait a bit?"

Sweetie went to school, and Huang Fugui was bored at home. Luckily, Jianning downloaded a lot of cartoons on the tablet, and he couldn't tear himself away from watching them.

"No, it's urgent. Mom, you don't need to come and call me for dinner if I'm not coming downstairs!" Jian Ning said to Aunt Wang, then quickly carried Huang Fugui upstairs.

Once in the bedroom, I closed the door and pulled it into the fairy abode.

“Fugui, I remember you said there are spirit stone mines in these mountains. Go find them for me, I need them.”

"Oh, that's easy. I used to wander around the immortal abode when I had nothing to do..."

The location of the spirit stone mine has been marked, and we can go dig anytime. However, there's a rather ferocious beast guarding it. Master, are you capable of defeating it?

"What kind of ferocious beast?" Jian Ning had never been to those mountains before.