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Chapter 453: Five Hundred Years of Rain and Wind
The next day.

Mountain temple.

Although it still looks dilapidated, the atmosphere is quite different, as if it is filled with vitality. It is very different from the first time I came here. Of course, ordinary people cannot perceive the changes in the energy. Only those who have reached a certain level of cultivation can feel it.

Early in the morning, Yan Tiannan pulled Li Ming to hand in a task. Li Ming remembered that the mountain god's talisman had helped him in the end, and he had also instructed him to go to the mountain god temple, so he did not refuse and arrived very early.

The two of them stepped into the mountain temple. The statue on the altar seemed to be looking at them with a kind smile on its face. The coffin had also been moved away by them. Now it looked as if the temple had been swept clean, spotless, and no longer in its previous state.

Yan Tiannan pulled Li Ming along, then he bowed to the statue of the mountain god and said, "Master Mountain God, I have fulfilled my mission!"

"Hahaha, good good!"

Accompanied by a long laugh, a cloud of smoke seemed to emerge from the seven orifices of the statue and slowly gathered in front of the two people.

Then a phantom slowly condensed in front of the two of them. Compared to the previous few days when it could only barely pull the two of them into the divine realm to appear, this was obviously a much better situation. Unexpectedly, after getting rid of the tree monster, the mountain god was able to appear in broad daylight only two or three days later. It can be seen that this mountain god is not an easy person to deal with, but was restricted by the tree monster before.

Yan Tiannan seemed to have noticed this as well, so he laughed and said, "Old Mountain God, you look pretty good."

There was naturally a sense of seeking credit in his tone.

The Mountain God then bowed to the two of them and said with a smile, "Thank you both for your help in getting rid of the tree demon. Now that there's no demonic energy blocking the way, I've recovered a lot of my energy in the past two days. I've recovered a bit."

Li Ming also bowed to the Mountain God and said, "Thank you, Mountain God, for helping me suppress the underground fire veins. Otherwise, there would be more disasters."

The old mountain god shook his head and said, "It is my duty to protect the people of this area. Besides, I played a role in extracting this underground fire vein. How can I just watch it wreak havoc? It may be a bit troublesome for you, but it is nothing to me. After all, this fire vein was already dormant and its firepower is not strong. It was just a last-ditch counterattack after years of suppression by the magic array."

"Oh?" Li Ming asked, "So, you know the inside story of what happened back then?"

The old mountain god laughed, nodded, and said, "Since it is possible to retrieve objects from the fire veins, it seems that the Xia family's descendants are still alive?"

Li Ming nodded and said, "After I got the token, I asked around in the county town and finally found the heir of the Xia family, Old Man Xia. Now he has no children, so his unique skills may have been lost. After seeing the token, he was very happy to let me take it, but those skills were not very useful. He told me that there was a sword and a knife in the underground fire vein, which are called divine weapons. They are still being tempered by the underground fire. Later, I met the heir of Miao Kun Temple, and finally took the divine weapons from the magic circle. However, when the divine weapons moved, the magic circle broke. You should know what happened after that, Mountain God."

Upon hearing this, the old mountain god pondered, "Meeting the heir of Miaokun Temple? It's truly a coincidence. And yes, considering the time, it seems to be about the same."

The old mountain god patted his forehead, as if remembering something, and spoke slowly. "Back when I was appointed mountain god, I didn't know how to handle it. Then, a strange man I knew from my past life came to see me. I was familiar with him and relied on his medical advice. I didn't expect that even after becoming a mountain god, someone I knew would still come to me. I was overjoyed."

"Could this strange man be it?" Li Ming asked in a deep voice.

The old mountain god nodded and said, "Yes, he was the abbot of Miao Kun Temple in that generation. Miao Kun Temple was quite famous at that time. The disciples in the sect were all quite capable. They could subdue demons and monsters, travel in and out of the netherworld, and had attainments in numerology and pharmacology. Moreover, his disciples upheld the righteous path and had compassionate hearts. Their reputation was also good. I almost became his disciple, but my aptitude was too poor and I couldn't comprehend the true Dharma. I only learned medical skills and went out on my own. I also met the Xia family member back then later."

Then the old mountain god chattered about some things from his youth, and the image of a young, promising man with superb medical skills gradually became more complete and fuller in his narration.

The Xia family was somewhat famous in the past and had forged many sharp weapons, but they had never successfully created a magic weapon. This had always been a concern for the Xia family.

No matter what precious materials were used or what superb skills were used, there was always something missing. The descendants of the Xia family of that generation thought about leaving their hometown and going out into the world, perhaps to gain some other methods.

That's when he got acquainted with the Old Mountain God. Although the Old Mountain God was an excellent doctor, he himself was not proficient in martial arts or Taoism. Coincidentally, the Old Mountain God had saved the man from the Xia family several times, and they had experienced several major events together, and finally they became friends for life and death.

The old mountain god naturally knew the wishes of the Xia family at that time. Although he could not do it, he felt that his master's sect, Miaokun Temple, was very mysterious and might have a way.

So later on, he tried every possible way to introduce someone to him. Coincidentally, some misfortunes happened to the Xia family, and the Xia family members began to think about retiring from the world. However, Miaokun Temple's thousand-year plan needed a suitable person or force to protect it.

With the old mountain god acting as a guarantor, the two finally hit it off. The abbot of Miaokun Temple taught the Xia family some esoteric weapon-forging techniques and modified the earth vein formation to allow the Xia family to use it. The Xia family would guard this place until the successor of Miaokun Temple could take out the Taoist weapon in the future.

Moreover, the day when the master of the temple completed the Taoist weapon was also the day when the divine weapon was forged. The Xia family also agreed and thus stayed here silently.

The old mountain god happened to become a god after his death and was also here. He also put a lot of effort into adjusting this magic circle.

After the old mountain god finished speaking, Li Ming nodded and understood the whole story of what happened back then. At the same time, he felt a little touched. He learned from the old mountain god that the Xia family and Miaokun Temple had some foundation back then.

Unfortunately, after five hundred years of wind and rain, the two families have lost contact and are now in decline. Many of their words are no longer detailed. This is the power of time.

No matter how many talented people emerge from generation to generation in the martial arts world, they can usually only dominate for a dozen or twenty years. Even a master of innate talent can only live for two hundred years. After witnessing the ups and downs of the martial arts world for decades, in the end it is all in vain.

Even this old mountain god who had lived for five hundred years was now nearing the end of his natural lifespan, his divine lifespan was fading, and he was even pinned down by a tree demon.

If you can't transcend, it's useless in the end!
(End of this chapter)