Druid Fairy

Chapter 226 New Order

Inside Tingtao Xiaozhu, the golden ocean formed by the power of faith gradually subsided, turning into a trickle that flowed into this seemingly ordinary courtyard, and also into Li Pingcan's Druid dojo, which was already connected to the entire dynasty's land veins.

The overwhelming reverence did not stir the slightest ripple in the heart of the instigator.

He looked at the children before him, who had grown into adults and were now capable of standing on their own, and said gently, "Please sit down."

Inside the study, the tense and oppressive atmosphere brought about by the arrival of the Lord of the Pill Tower had long since dissipated, replaced by an unprecedented peace and warmth.

“Father,” Li Mengze spoke first, looking at his father’s calm and composed demeanor, his heart filled with indescribable respect. “From today onwards, our Great Yu Dynasty can rest easy in the Eastern Region.”

Li Pingcan nodded slightly, but then shook his head: "External troubles have been temporarily eliminated, but internal worries are just beginning."

"Internal troubles?" Li Mengjin frowned slightly.

“This worry is not about treacherous officials and villains, but about the changes in the world.” Li Pingcan’s gaze seemed to pierce through the walls of the study and see the changes in the entire Great Yu Dynasty.

"I used my Daoist temple to nourish the nation's fortune, and I also absorbed the essence of the Sky-Patrolling Pagoda, transforming it into spiritual rain and sweet dew, which will spread throughout the capital. From this day forward, the concentration of spiritual energy in my Great Yu Dynasty will far surpass any blessed land in the Eastern Region. This is both a blessing and a test."

He looked at his three children and solemnly said, “With the revival of spiritual energy, all things flourish. Among mortals, more and more will awaken their spiritual roots; the possibility of spirits and monsters being born in the mountains and forests will also greatly increase; and the demons that were originally dormant in the deep mountains will become even stronger as a result. If there is no order to guide them, chaos will surely ensue in the long run.”

“A mortal kingdom cannot bear this sudden ‘divine opportunity’.”

Upon hearing this, the three siblings all stiffened, instantly understanding the deeper meaning behind their father's words.

This is like placing a mountain of gold in front of a three-year-old child. Without an adult to protect it, this immense wealth will instantly turn into a deadly curse.

"Therefore, we need to establish a new order."

Li Pingcan's gaze first fell on his eldest son, Li Mengze.

“Ze’er, you are in charge of the Dao of Life and Death, and you are most skilled in the Dao of Balance. I hereby command you to establish a ‘Nature Academy’ in Peach Blossom Mountain, the capital city.”

"This academy accepts all, regardless of background or social status. All citizens of the Great Yu Kingdom are welcome to come and cultivate here. You should teach them the methods of breathing exercises, guide them in living in harmony with nature, and help them understand that the essence of power lies in protection, not plunder."

Upon hearing this, Li Mengze's eyes shone with an unprecedented light, and he nodded heavily: "Your son obeys!"

This is the path he has been longing for!

By practicing what we preach, we can educate the world and help this land truly achieve harmony between humanity and nature!

Li Pingcan's gaze then turned to Li Mengjin.

“Meng Jin, your sword is a sword of protection. The name ‘Immortal Slayer Guard’ is too heavy with killing and is no longer appropriate.”

"I hereby command you to reorganize the Immortal Slayer Guard into the 'Mountain and River Guard'."

"Firstly, to protect the borders of our Great Yu and defend against foreign enemies; secondly, to patrol the land and punish those evil spirits and demons who, driven by power and greed, wreak havoc on the common people. Within the borders of our Great Yu, under the laws of Heaven, there still exists the law of the land!"

In Li Mengjin's eyes, fighting spirit and a sense of responsibility intertwined. He rose and knelt on one knee, his voice firm and powerful: "Your son obeys!"

His sword has always been used to protect his family.

Now, this responsibility of protection will be extended to the entire nation!

Finally, Li Pingcan's gaze fell on his daughter, Li Mengyue, his eyes filled with affection.

"Moon, you possess the sacred body of Taiyin, which is pure and clean, and is the best nourishment for all living things."

"I hereby appoint you to take charge of the 'Hall of Herbs'. Now that the spiritual energy of our Great Yu is abundant, many ordinary herbs will gradually transform into spiritual plants. You are responsible for classifying these spiritual plants, refining them into pills, saving lives and healing the wounded, and assisting the academy and guards in their cultivation."

"At the same time, you should also pay attention to those newly born spirits, select the good ones, enlighten and guide them, and lead them back to the right path."

Li Mengyue bowed gracefully, her voice clear and melodious: "Your daughter understands, and will certainly not fail Father's expectations."

Seeing the burning flames in the eyes of the three children, Li Pingcan nodded with satisfaction.

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish.

He can protect this country for a time, but not forever.

What we really need to do is to establish a healthy order that can function on its own, repair itself, and has unlimited potential.

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Time flies, and things change.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In these three years, the entire landscape of the Eastern Region has undergone earth-shattering changes.

The once-dominant Daqian Dynasty, after losing its national destiny and dragon vein, completely disintegrated, with warring princes and widespread suffering, and has become dust of history, eventually merging into the Dayu Dynasty.

The Great Yu Dynasty, like a rising morning star, shone with unprecedented brilliance.

The capital city has long been renamed "Divine Capital".

Nourished by abundant spiritual energy, the entire city is no longer what it once was. Green vines climb the city walls, and spiritual flowers bloom; in the moat, golden koi carp often leap out of the water, swallowing and spitting out moonlight.

The people in the city were all full of energy and vitality. Even ordinary vendors might possess rudimentary breathing techniques, and their strength far surpassed what it used to be.

The former Peach Blossom Mountain is now a world-renowned sacred place for spiritual practice – the Natural Academy.

Li Mengze, dressed in a blue robe, sat cross-legged beneath an ancient pine tree, expounding the profound truth of the cycle of life and death and the balance of all things to thousands of students from all over the country.

His Taoist arts became increasingly sophisticated, and with every gesture, he could draw upon the power of the plants and trees in the world, sometimes causing mountain flowers to bloom and sometimes causing fallen leaves to return to their roots. His various mysteries captivated all the students.

Outside the academy, in the outskirts of the capital, at the large military camp.

The banner of "Shanhewei" flutters in the wind.

Li Mengjin, dressed in military uniform, stood on the command platform. His aura was more restrained than it had been three years ago. He appeared unassuming, yet anyone who dared to look him in the eye felt a chill run down their spine.

Below the stage, tens of thousands of Mountain and River Guards were practicing a brand-new battle formation.

This battle formation was created by Li Mengjin by combining his insights from "Ten Thousand Trees in Full Bloom" and his own "Mountain and River Sword Domain". Once unleashed, it can draw upon the power of the mountains and rivers to empower himself, making it both offensive and defensive, and incredibly powerful.

For the past three years, it has been this disciplined and exceptionally powerful team that has suppressed dozens of monster uprisings caused by the resurgence of spiritual energy, nipping any extraordinary crimes that could threaten the foundation of the nation in the bud.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the capital, inside the Hundred Herbs Hall, the air was filled with the fragrance of herbs. Li Mengyue, dressed in white, was carefully tending to a hundred-year-old ginseng that had just developed sentience. Moonlight flowed from her fingertips as she gently touched the ginseng's roots, and the ginseng baby let out a comfortable groan, its branches and leaves unfurling, its spirituality growing even stronger.

Under her meticulous management, the Hundred Herbs Hall has become the largest center for the cultivation of spiritual herbs and the supply of elixirs in the entire dynasty. Countless elixirs for prolonging life and healing injuries flow from here, becoming the strongest support for the disciples of the academy and the guardians of the mountains and rivers.

Everything was developing in an orderly manner in the direction Li Pingcan had envisioned.

As the creator of all this, Li Pingcan seemed to have completely disappeared from the world's sight.

Apart from the Empress Dowager and the Li siblings, no one else ever saw him again.

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Lingshan Cave, a Druid's dojo.

Li Pingcan sat cross-legged beneath the ancient tree that reached the heavens.

For the past three years, he has devoted most of his mind to the dojo world, which has become completely integrated with him.

The temple grounds are now vastly different from what they used to be.

In the center of the Heavenly Lake, under the suppression of Xuanwu and the harmony of Qinglong, the water vapor is swirling and full of life. On the island in the middle of the lake, there is even a "Mysterious Water Immortal Lotus" that is entirely green and can gather the essence of Gui water.

The earth vein dragon that coiled beneath the ancient tree underwent even more dramatic changes.

Its body, originally made of rock, became as clear and translucent as red gold glass after completely absorbing the fragments of the laws of the "Sky-Patrolling Pagoda," with countless profound pill patterns imprinted on it.

With each breath, what he inhaled and exhaled was no longer just the earth's energy, but also a trace of domineering and pure alchemical fire power!
From the earth, gold and fire can already be produced!

Seeing this, Li Pingcan's eyes revealed a hint of understanding.

“My past path was too biased towards ‘life’ and ‘preservation’. Although it could nourish all things, it lacked the ‘power’ that could burn everything.”

"The Lord of the Pill Tower, though a formidable enemy, unintentionally helped me complete the final piece of the puzzle in the evolution of my Daoist temple."

He slowly stretched out his hand, and a wisp of thought merged into the body of the Earth Vein Azure Dragon.

"Roar!!!"

The Earth Vein Azure Dragon suddenly opened its eyes, opened its mouth and spat out a ball of crimson-gold dragon flame, which landed on an open space beside the Heavenly Lake.

Immediately afterwards, it swung its dragon claw, and countless mineral veins containing the energy of metal and stone flew out from the ground and fell into the dragon flames.

Li Pingcan's divine sense, like a pair of invisible hands, began to use dragon flames as fire, mineral veins as materials, and fragments of the laws of the Sky-Patrolling Pagoda as the core to carry out an unprecedented "weapon refining" in this world of the Daoist temple, which is full of natural vitality.

He was forging a completely new "tower" that belonged to him alone.

A tower rooted in the earth, bearing the weight of mountains and rivers; containing a celestial lake, nourishing all life; with a green dragon coiled on its body, capable of summoning wind and rain; and at the top of the tower, burning a ball of crimson gold Dao fire capable of refining all things.

As the prototype of this divine tower slowly took shape in the training ground, Li Pingcan's own cultivation aura also rose accordingly, reaching a profound and mysterious realm.

He could feel that his connection with this world had become even stronger.

He even had the illusion that, if he wanted, he could take the entire Great Yu Dynasty, along with its hundreds of millions of living beings, into his own Daoist world and transform it into a true "divine kingdom in the palm of his hand".

Just then, his divine sense, which was integrated with heaven and earth, suddenly stirred slightly.

He "saw" that in the distant Central Plains, an extremely obscure gaze, yet filled with resentment and a sense of destruction, traversed countless mountains and rivers, locking firmly onto the direction of the Great Yu Divine Capital.

"Here he is after all."

Li Pingcan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze calm and still.

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Zhongzhou, within a celestial palace suspended in the heavens above a sea of ​​clouds.

This place, named "Lingxiao Palace," is the meeting place of the "Immortal Alliance," the highest power core that governs the entire cultivation world of the continent.

Inside the main hall, dozens of figures with auras as deep as the sea sat on white jade cushions on both sides.

In the center of the main hall, the Lord of the Pill Tower, looking emaciated and weak, knelt on the ground, reporting his experiences in the Eastern Region word for word.

When they heard that the "Sky-Patrolling Pagoda" had been chewed up and devoured on the spot by a ley line dragon, even these powerful figures from the Immortal Alliance, who were used to all sorts of storms, showed a hint of disbelief and astonishment in their eyes.

"Using the land's veins for one's own purposes, commanding mountains and rivers, and having one's words become law... Dan Chenzi, are you sure you haven't misread it?"

On the main seat, an old man dressed in a star-patterned Taoist robe, whose body seemed to be shrouded in an endless starry sky, slowly spoke.

His voice, devoid of any emotion, seemed to contain the profound truths of the workings of the universe.

"Reporting to the Star Lord!"

The master of the Pill Tower, Dan Chenzi, said in a trembling voice, "This disciple has uttered not a single falsehood! That person's Dao has been completely bound to the entire remote corner of the Eastern Region."

A figure shrouded in overwhelming sword intent, whose form was somewhat blurred, let out a disdainful snort.

"It's nothing more than stealing the authority of a region. How is this any different from those who usurp incense offerings and bewitch mortals with their wicked worship of gods? It has already violated the Heavenly Law of 'Suppressing the Path of Gods' of our Immortal Alliance!"

Upon hearing this, many powerful figures in the hall nodded slightly.

In ancient times, the divine way flourished, with countless gods residing high in the heavens, regarding mortals as ants and cultivators as heretics.

Ultimately, the sages of the immortal path joined forces to overthrow the divine court, creating the current situation where the immortal alliance rules the world.

"Suppressing the divine path" is the foundation of the Immortal Alliance and an inviolable bottom line!
"Sword Master, you are mistaken."

A gentle female voice rang out, and a woman in palace attire, with stunning beauty and an elegant demeanor, who seemed to be the mother of all flowers, smiled and said, "According to the intelligence of my Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, the Li family has not only not usurped the incense offerings, but has instead been giving back to heaven and earth, educating living beings, and establishing order. This is a great merit and a great blessing, completely different from that ancient tyrannical god."

"Flower Master, are you trying to exonerate him?" The Sword Master's voice became even more stern.

"I'm just talking about the situation."

The Flower Master did not back down at all, "Moreover, it was Dan Chenzi who coveted the 'Dao Fruit' first. You were inferior in skill, yet you want to label us as 'evil gods'. Isn't that a bit too ridiculous?"

"You!" Dan Chenzi trembled with anger, but dared not refute.

(End of this chapter)