Fairyland, Penglai Fairyland

In the deep and secluded valley and dense forest, there lies a small village that seems isolated from the world.

The village has no more than a hundred households and is surrounded by emerald green valleys. A barrier formed by vines and branches secretly covers the entire village.

In the fairyland, the spirit of heaven and earth is already extremely strong, but the spirit of the fairy in this village is far stronger than outside the valley barrier.

Whether it is the jade trees or the fragrant grass in the valley, they are all gradually exuding the spirit of immortality between heaven and earth.

It is an excellent place for retreat and practice.

Although there are not many people in the village, due to the long-term baptism of immortals, the cultivation level of anyone in the village is not low at all!

There are three Immortal Emperors alone!

There are more than a dozen powerful immortals!

Such strength is enough to rival most of the sects in the fairy world!

And this is the Ye family who has been responsible for protecting the ancient trees of the fairy world and hiding in the mountains and forests for generations.

On the Ye family playground, a group of young children sat cross-legged with their eyes closed, learning how to refine qi and absorb spirits.

A burly man with one arm missing walked back and forth around the children, his long sleeves fluttering back and forth with his steps, and he shouted in a thick voice:

"Tell me! What are your duties!"

"Practice hard! Protect the ancient tree!"

A group of children answered loudly with their eyes closed.

"very good!"

"Remember your mission and responsibilities!"

"This is your mission, and it is also the mission of every member of my Ye family!"

"My Ye family has been blessed by the immortals here for generations. Protecting the ancient tree immortals is our Ye family's mission and responsibility!"

"What you have to do now is to practice hard and accept the grace of the ancient tree fairy with sincerity. In the future, you will become a tree keeper, protect the ancient tree fairy, and repay the fairy for the blessing and gift to my Ye family for generations!"

"yes!!"

A group of children responded solemnly in their childish voices.

Since childhood, everyone has been instilled with the greatness and importance of the ancient fairy tree. The Ye family's rise from poverty to where it is today was all due to the grace of the fairies.

In order to repay the kindness of the ancient fairy tree, it can be said that it is the mission and honor of every member of the Ye family to become a tree keeper and stay beside the ancient fairy tree.

The children present were full of longing and expectation for this.

The sturdy man looked around at everyone and nodded with satisfaction.

The next second, the sturdy man saw a boy sitting unsteadily not far away. He frowned again, walked quickly to him, squatted down and got close to his face.

Even so, the boy didn't seem to notice that there was another person in front of him.

It’s not that he was so immersed in his practice, but that he actually fell asleep while meditating...!

This is simply outrageous!

"Ye Shuying!!"

Seeing this, the sturdy man's forehead veins bulged. He suppressed his anger and roared loudly, expressing his disappointment.

The huge voice was deafening in front of me, and saliva was flying everywhere.

“Yes, yes…”

"What's wrong, uncle...?"

Ye Shuying was so scared that she quickly opened her eyes and asked in a low voice with an innocent look on her face.

"What's wrong…!"

"You! Stand still and practice today!"

"Don't move without my permission!"

The sturdy man picked up Ye Shuying and fiercely warned the other children around him:

"Becoming a tree keeper means that you can see the legendary ancient fairy tree with your own eyes and gain more blessings from the ancient fairy tree!"

"This is an opportunity that countless people in the fairy world dream of but cannot obtain!"

“Even my Ye family can only select one person to be the keeper of the ancient fairy tree!”

"Until that person dies! Or until he can no longer perform his duties as a tree keeper!"

"Only then will we select a new person to be the new tree keeper!"

"In addition to having a sincere heart to protect the ancient fairy trees, tree keepers of all generations also need extremely high talent and hard work in practice!"

"Otherwise! You are not qualified to be a tree keeper!"

When he said the last sentence, the sturdy man turned his head angrily and looked at Ye Shuying.

Ye Shuying lowered her head and muttered in dissatisfaction:

"I don't plan to be a tree keeper..."

"Hah?! What did you say?!"

Although Ye Shuying's voice was small, it still could not escape the ears of the strong man with the cultivation level of Immortal Emperor.

In an instant, the sturdy man was furious, and a powerful aura could not help but spread out, directly knocking all the other children around him to the ground.

The sturdy man walked up to Ye Shuying angrily and stared at her with sharp eyes.

Ye Shuying shrank her neck in fear, but still said stubbornly:

"Since becoming a tree keeper may cost you your life, then whoever wants to do such a dangerous thing can do it, why do you want me to do it..."

“Bang!”

After he finished speaking, the sturdy man couldn't bear it anymore and slapped Ye Shuying in the face.

Despite trying to restrain herself, Ye Shuying's thin body still fell to the ground.

"When our Ye family was once destroyed, we were protected by the ancient tree spirits and lived in seclusion here. That’s how we got to be what we are today!"

"Protecting the Ancient Fairy Tree is the only thing my Ye family can do to repay the Ancient Fairy Tree!"

"Although I lost an arm, I have never regretted it!"

"No one in the Ye family is allowed to say such treasonous words!"

After shaking his hand, the sturdy man felt a little regretful for a moment, but he still frowned and taught the boy a lesson carefully.

"What does this have to do with me?"

"I don't want to be a tree keeper!"

Ye Shuying covered her red and swollen cheeks, glared at Chuzhuang with grievance, then got up, turned around and ran away crying.

The sturdy man stood there and watched Ye Shuying run away. He shook his head in disappointment and let out a sigh softly.

With Ye Shuying's talent, he has high hopes for him.

Maybe in another five or six hundred years, he might be the next tree keeper.

But he himself did not have the sincerity to protect the ancient fairy tree...