After Liang Yanan paid respects to her parents at Peach Blossom Slope, she led Qin Feng and the other two to Jade Spirit Mountain.
Yuling Mountain is about three kilometers away from Taoling Village, but the roads are all mountain paths and not easy to travel.
Qin Feng walked as if on flat ground, completely unaffected.
Zhu Ling, Liang Yanan, and Jiang Xinyan had a tough time; they were panting and sweating profusely after walking only one kilometer of mountain path.
What should have been a journey of at most half an hour ended up taking nearly fifty minutes.
Upon arriving at Jade Spirit Mountain, Qin Feng sensed a far greater amount of spiritual energy than in other places.
However, this spiritual energy does not emanate from any object, but rather originates from the environment of this place.
Qin Feng looked around, then turned to Zhu Ling and the other two and said, "You guys rest here, I'll walk ahead by myself!"
Liang Yanan found the spirit stone here. Because of its beautiful appearance, she took it with her when she married Jiang Yuan.
It's a way of remembering my hometown.
Zhu Ling and the other two nodded listlessly, and then sat down on the ground to rest.
Qin Feng continued forward, walking for nearly two kilometers, but not only did he not find a single spirit stone, the spiritual energy in the surrounding area had also decreased significantly, making it no different from other places.
Qin Feng was a little puzzled, so he returned the way he came.
He stopped when he passed through a grove of trees. Although he did not find any spirit stones, the spiritual energy here was greater than in other places, and cultivating here would surely be twice as effective.
He sat down and began to meditate, absorbing and cultivating the top-grade spirit stone he had obtained from Jiang Yuan's family.
At dusk.
Seeing that Qin Feng had not yet returned, Zhu Ling and the other two entered Jade Spirit Mountain to search for him.
When they found Qin Feng, it was already dark, and the surroundings were dim, obstructing their vision.
Qin Feng sensed the arrival of Zhu Ling and the other two, and immediately stopped cultivating.
He opened his eyes, stood up, and waved to the three of them. "I'm here!"
Zhu Ling and the other two dared not walk too fast, and it took them more than a minute to cover a distance of about 100 meters.
Upon reaching Qin Feng, Zhu Ling asked curiously, "Dr. Qin, didn't you find that strange gemstone?"
Qin Feng sighed softly, "No!"
"So many years have passed, it's probably been picked up by someone long ago!"
Fortunately, his trip wasn't in vain; he found such a precious place for cultivation.
After absorbing that top-grade spirit stone, he broke through to the fourth level of the Qi Refining Realm.
But he did not stop cultivating. He absorbed the spiritual energy here and cultivated, and in less than an hour, he broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Breaking through two minor realms in a single day was something even the Overlord Immortal Emperor in his memory had never been this powerful.
Unfortunately, he has already absorbed most of the spiritual energy here, and now the spiritual energy here is no different from that of other places.
Liang Yanan looked apologetic. "I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing!"
Qin Feng smiled and said, "It's alright, I was just here to try my luck!"
"It would be great if we could find it, but there's no loss if we can't!"
“It’s getting dark, and it’s dangerous to stay in the mountains. I’ll lead the way, and you all stay close to me.”
After saying that, Qin Feng lifted his foot and walked forward.
Zhu Ling and the other two quickly followed.
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Qin Feng and his three companions returned to Taoling Village around 10 p.m.
Qin Feng planned to ask around the village the next day if anyone had any spirit stones, so he decided to spend the night in the carriage.
As for Liang Yanan and her daughter, Liang Yanan planned to stay at her brother's house for one night.
Qin Feng originally wanted to object, but it had been more than 20 years since he last came. Was the family bond still there?
Moreover, it's rather inappropriate to ask for a place to stay so late without bringing any gifts.
However, he ultimately did not speak, letting Liang Yanan and her daughter leave.
Liang Yanan might not believe it if something that hasn't happened yet was told to her, and he couldn't be sure if Liang Yanan's older brother was the kind of cold-hearted person.
There is naturally no need to stop it.
Following her memory of the route, Liang Yanan successfully found her older brother Liang Hong's house.
Liang Hong's house is a two-story bungalow with a yard of more than 100 square meters.
They were considered to be among the better-off people in Taoling Village.
The bungalow was built in recent years; when Liang Yanan got married twenty years ago, it was a house with blue bricks and tiles.
Liang Yanan stood outside the courtyard, looking nervously at the bungalow, and called out, "Brother, it's me, Yanan! I'm back!"
After a long while, the door of the bungalow opened, and a man and a woman in their fifties came out.
The man had gray hair and a square face; he was Liang Yanan's elder brother, Liang Hong.
The woman also had gray hair and a petite figure; she was Liang Hong's wife, Zhu Liqin.
Liang Hong and his wife opened the courtyard gate and came out. Liang Hong stared at Liang Yanan for a while, then sighed softly, "Mom and Dad have passed away. Why did you come back?"
Liang Yanan said quietly, "I'm already divorced, and I have nowhere else to go, so I had to come back!"
Liang Hong's expression changed slightly, and he was about to speak when Zhu Liqin interrupted, "Hehe, I think you want to come back and take over the old house left by your parents, don't you?"
"I'm telling you, not a chance!"
"Go back to where you came from! Taoling Village doesn't welcome you!"
Liang Yanan's face turned somewhat pale. "Sister-in-law, you've misunderstood, I..."
Zhu Liqin sneered, "What do you mean, 'you'?"
Where were you when your parents were seriously ill and needed someone to take care of them?
"You've been married for twenty years, have you ever come back to see your parents even once?"
"And those two elderly people didn't even get a sip of cold water when they came to your house!"
"How dare you come back?"
"Get out of here!"
Liang Yanan's face turned pale, and she was unable to refute him.
Liang Hong frowned slightly. "Zhu Liqin, you've gone a bit too far!"
"Ya Nan had no choice in the matter; it wasn't that she didn't want to be filial!"
"Before my parents passed away, they told me that if Yanan ever came back, the old house would belong to her, and she would also be given a few acres of land!"
Zhu Liqin glared angrily at Liang Hong. "You good-for-nothing!"
"We've only been enjoying a few good days, and you already want to give away our family fortune?"
"Let me tell you, if you dare to give the old house and land to Liang Yanan, I'll fight you to the death!"
Liang Hong snorted coldly, "This is my parents' wish, and I must obey it!"
Zhu Liqin was furious and went forward to tear at Liang Hong, causing a scene.
Seeing this, Liang Yanan quickly spoke up to stop them. "Sister-in-law, I don't want the old house or the land. I'm leaving now. Don't argue with my brother!"
After saying that, she grabbed Jiang Xinyan and turned to leave.
With her parents gone, there was nothing left in Taoling Village for her to cherish.
She naturally didn't want to cause trouble for her brother's family because of her.
Liang Hong tried to call out to Liang Yanan, but before he could speak, Zhu Liqin slapped him across the face.
"Liang Hong, are you out of your mind?"
"Think about Xiao Lang carefully, he's already thirty years old and still doesn't have a girlfriend!"
“If you give the old house and land to Liang Yanan, Xiao Lang will have even less hope of finding a partner.”
Liang Hong opened his mouth, but ultimately could not speak.
Rural people rely on nothing more than their fields or working away from home.
They didn't have much land to begin with, and if they gave some to Liang Yanan, their income would be much less.
For his son's sake, he had no choice but to betray his conscience and illegally seize the old house and land that rightfully belonged to Liang Yanan.
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