In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 67: The Yuanling Pill is Refined, and the People of Xiping County Come to Ask for Help

Qihuang Mountain, Jinsheng Divine Palace.

Gu Yuexi threw the spiritual herbs in her hand, along with the Ghost King Pearl she had brought from the He family last time, into the alchemy furnace. A blazing flame, ten feet high, shot up from her palm. The golden-red flames danced from her palm to her fingertips. She controlled the temperature and placed the Crimson Lotus Heart-Burning Flame into the furnace.

"Boom—" The alchemy furnace jumped a few times on the spot, emitting a roar with extreme pressure. The furnace opened with a snap, and the pills, which were shimmering with purple light, emitted a refreshing fragrance. There was a golden pattern on the pills.

This is a Grade Two Yuanling Pill, which can repair damage to the soul.

"A pill with a single pattern? Although it's only a second-grade pill, it has the appearance of a top-grade one. My talent for alchemy is truly remarkable!" Gu Yuexi took out five pills from the alchemy furnace, and upon seeing the golden patterns on them, she took a deep breath in excitement.

Top-grade pills all have special pill patterns, making them more than ten times better in quality than pills without patterns. In the cultivation world, they are highly sought after by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

She never imagined that one day she would be able to refine a second-grade Yuanling Pill of the highest quality.

She couldn't even imagine this in the cultivation world.

This was simply because she exchanged her faith power for a low-grade alchemy talent.

She glanced at the top-tier alchemy talent in the system's resource library, and her ambition surged like a flood. She originally thought that after 100,000 years, she would be able to remain calm and composed in the face of any opportunity.

Unexpectedly, her ambition remained unchanged.

She was still that ancient fairy who would do anything for cultivation resources; her indifferent nature was just a deception she had created for herself.

[Congratulations, host, you have successfully refined a Grade 2 Yuanling Pill of the highest quality!] The system praised you generously.

Gu Yuexi did not deny the system's contribution: "You deserve a lot of credit for giving me this opportunity."

This is an opportunity for the host.

"But if it weren't for you, I would have died under the heavenly lightning long ago, and I wouldn't have the good fortune I have today." To Gu Yuexi, the system was more like a benefactor.

Suddenly she asked, "Will you leave me?"

She didn't know the origin of the system, nor when it left.

[Host, the system will remain with you until you no longer need me.]

Gu Yuexi smiled slightly after hearing this.

[Host, someone has come up the mountain, probably to petition. Your faith and my will have arrived.] The system suddenly reminded her.

"I see."

She carefully placed the five Grade 2 Yuanling Pills with one-line patterns, and transformed back into the mysterious Golden Saintess.

Down the mountain, the villagers discovered that a group of people had suddenly arrived in the village.

Their clothes are much neater than theirs.

They don't look like farmers who toil in the soil for a living.

Fearing it might cause trouble for the village, the village chief asked, "Friends who have come from afar, where are you from? And where are you going?"

A group of people arrived at Peach Blossom Village, which seemed like a fairyland, and almost forgot why they came here.

The drought had just ended, and vegetation in other places was recovering. But when they saw the beautiful scenery of Peach Blossom Village, they felt as if they were living in a dream, and that this was not a real scene!
"Are you villagers? We are residents of Xiping County. We want to go up the mountain to pray to the goddess. Can you take us up the mountain? We can pay you."

A group of villagers traveled a long distance, enduring the torment of maggots, and by the time they reached Peach Blossom Village, their soles were blistered.

They had never seen the Golden Saint Goddess, but they had heard the people of Yunwu Town and Ping'an Town say with certainty that a compassionate fairy goddess lived on Qihuang Mountain in the Golden Saint Mountain Range.

She can fulfill people's wishes.

She relieved people of suffering, and it is said that the end of the three-year drought was also related to her, because someone saw her appear in the sky in broad daylight.

There are also people in Xiping County who have seen this magnificent scene, but their descriptions are exaggerated, which makes people somewhat skeptical.

But now they are at a life-or-death moment and have to try. If they don't come, they will be eaten by maggots anyway, so they might as well take a gamble.

"Have you come to see Her Majesty?"

After pondering for a moment, village chief Zhang Youhe said to them:

"In the past, people came to Qihuang Mountain to pray for the elimination of disasters and difficulties. Do you have any difficulties?"

The villagers realized that the villagers of Peach Blossom Village were afraid that they had come to cause trouble.

"Old man, you may not know this, but the famous Wu Family Cloth Shop in our county sold us old and unclean goods. The clothes made from these goods suddenly became infested with fat maggots when we wore them. These maggots wouldn't leave us alone, and we couldn't get them clean no matter how many times we changed the clothes."

“We tried many methods, even saw doctors, but nothing worked, so we thought of coming to Qihuang Mountain to pray to the goddess.” A kind-faced old lady said.

When Gou Sheng's mother saw the group of villagers scratching themselves in pain, some even tearing their flesh and drawing bright blood, she saw them scratching themselves in pain.

“Uncle Youhe, they don’t seem to be lying. They’re scratching themselves all over, and they look like they’re in a lot of pain,” Gou Sheng’s mother told Zhang Youhe, who has difficulty seeing, what she had seen.

“I will have the children lead you up the mountain.”

Zhang Youhe called over a few children.

Zhang Gousheng, Gouzi, Laishuipanshui, Yanzi, Chunhuaxiahua, and a few other nimble teenagers. "Take them to Qihuang Mountain to pay their respects to the Goddess," Zhang Youhe said to the children.

The oldest among them, Yanzi, nodded: "Don't worry, Grandpa Village Chief, we know the way and will definitely lead them to the Goddess."

"Go on, good girl." Zhang Youhe patted her hair with satisfaction.

"Come with us," Zhang Gousheng called to the people who had come from the county town. The people were carrying food boxes containing offerings.

After more than an hour, they arrived at the depths of Qihuang Mountain. After walking for a few more incense sticks, they would reach the Golden Saint Divine Palace.

"Oh dear, I'm so tired!"

"Watch your surroundings, lest you get bitten by poisonous insects," the swallow warned them.

"Roar--"

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth.

"There's a...there's a big tiger!"

Some people were so scared they peed their pants.

A series of screams rang out.

"Aaaaah! Run!"

"Waaaaah—" Everyone was terrified, crying and screaming.

Panic filled the air.

The dog asked in a trembling voice, "Yanzi, Gousheng, what...what do we do? There's a big tiger!"

Gou Sheng was also stunned. This was the first time he had ever seen such a situation. He and his companions often went into the mountains and had never encountered wild animals before.

Swallow turned pale with fright and stammered, "Don't be afraid! The goddess will protect us! Yes! And the fairy children, they often appear in the village, they must be here."

"May Your Majesty protect me!"

She cried out, "Fairy Boy! Fairy Boy! Help!"

"Ahhh-"

"Run! The worm is coming!"

The crowd was in complete chaos.

In a flash, a large, robust tiger with an orange-yellow body leaped out of the nearby woods, drooling as it approached the crowd.

"Roar—" it growled from its throat, indicating it needed to be fed.

"We can't escape! Are we going to die here today? Do gods really exist? Does that Golden Saint Goddess really exist? If she is really on this mountain, please beg her to save us!"

They came seeking a glimmer of hope.

Now, however, they must confront the fear of death.

"Get out!"

Suddenly, a clear and powerful female voice rang out.

"Woo-"

The once ferocious tiger suddenly curled up and lay on the ground.

Its regal aura dissipated, and it became like a docile cat.

"Your Majesty! It's Your Majesty manifesting!" The children from Peach Blossom Village were clearly more knowledgeable than the villagers who had come up the mountain to seek immortality.

They knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

The people also knelt on the ground and kowtowed one after another.

Are there really gods?

The people were skeptical.

"Come on up, it won't dare to eat you!"

A lively yet authoritative female voice rang in my ears again.

The docile beast lay trembling on the ground.

There really are immortals!

The people now believed it without a doubt.

I saw several monthly passes today, so happy!