Druid Fairy

Chapter 227 Lin Yuan
The atmosphere in the main hall became tense due to the argument between the Sword Master and the Flower Master.

"enough."

From the seat of honor, the Star Lord's voice slowly rang out, instantly silencing all the disputes.

"The divine path must not be revived. This is the foundation upon which our Immortal Alliance stands, an eternal and unchanging law."

Upon hearing this, the sword master's blurry figure nodded slightly, while a hint of pleasure flashed in Dan Chenzi's eyes.

The Star Lord's tone suddenly shifted, "Dan Chenzi, you acted out of personal selfishness by raising troops without authorization, causing damage to the Immortal Alliance's treasures and tarnishing its prestige. This is a grave offense."

Dan Chenzi trembled and quickly kowtowed, "This disciple knows his crime!"

"As for the Li family of the Eastern Region..." Star Lord's gaze became incredibly profound, as if he wanted to pierce through the endless void and see that remote place with his own eyes. "Their methods of doing things are indeed different from those of the ancient evil gods. Whether they are good or bad, right or wrong, still needs to be determined."

He pondered for a moment before delivering his final verdict.

"This matter will be handled by the 'Hall of Punishments'."

"If the Li family truly intends to revive the divine way and bewitch the masses, then according to the Heavenly Laws, their Taoist temple shall be stripped away, their souls suppressed, and they shall never be able to reincarnate for ten thousand years."

"If it is truly an act of merit as the Flower Master says, then we will bring him into the Immortal Alliance, guide him well, and make his Dao techniques available to our Immortal Alliance."

The Star Lord's voice was devoid of any emotion, yet it contained an undeniable will: "Gentlemen, does anyone have any objections?"

The sword master snorted coldly and said nothing more.

The flower master frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a soft sigh.

Everyone knows that the "Heavenly Law Envoy" of the "Hall of Punishment" is the most impartial and ruthless being in the Immortal Alliance.

If he were to go, the outcome of this matter would probably have been predetermined.

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The Divine Capital of Dayu, the Natural Academy.

On the preaching platform, Li Mengze was using the power of his own Dao Fruit to demonstrate the mysteries of spring, summer, autumn, winter, life, death, prosperity, and decay.

The thousands of students in the audience watched with rapt attention.

Suddenly, a boy who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, sitting cross-legged in the front row, suddenly exuded a powerful aura!
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding him transformed into a massive vortex, surging wildly into his body. A look of pain mixed with enlightenment appeared on his once youthful face.

“It’s an epiphany!”

"Senior Brother Zhang Fan is about to break through!"

The surrounding students all cast envious glances their way.

Seeing this, Li Mengze smiled with satisfaction. He flicked his finger, and a pure life force silently merged into the body of the boy named Zhang Fan, helping him to stabilize his foundation and regulate his turbulent spiritual energy.

A moment later, the vortex of spiritual energy subsided.

Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes, and in those eyes, there were faint, illusory images of grass and trees appearing and disappearing.

He suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Li Mengze.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Excellency! This disciple has understood!"

In a single moment of enlightenment, he went from a novice who had just stepped into the threshold of cultivation to the "Qi Condensation" realm, and even comprehended a trace of his own "grass and tree power".

"Good." Li Mengze nodded slightly. "The Tao follows nature. I hope you will cultivate diligently in the future and not waste this opportunity."

For the past three years, such scenes have been playing out almost every day within the Nature Academy.

With a heart of "education for all," Li Mengze opened the door to cultivation to all the people of the dynasty. What he taught was not the techniques of any particular school or sect, but the most fundamental "Dao," which connects with heaven and earth and resonates with nature.

Under his guidance, the new generation of cultivators in the Great Yu Dynasty have an incredibly solid foundation, and most of them are peaceful and resilient in character, with few losing their true nature due to power.

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away from the capital, there was a monster's lair called "Black Wind Ridge".

"Roar!"

A fierce tiger, as large as a small mountain, covered in black scales and with wings on its back, roared angrily at the group surrounding it.

This was the original mountain king of Black Wind Ridge. After the spiritual energy revived, his bloodline reverted to its ancestral form, and his strength surged, reaching a level comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Not content with the mountains and forests, it began to descend from the mountains to raid villages, wreaking havoc in the area.

At this moment, opposite it, Li Mengjin, dressed in black military uniform and holding "Shadow Fang", floated silently in mid-air.

Behind him stood a hundred elite "Mountain and River Guards" soldiers, their battle formations exuding an aura as steady as a mountain.

"You beast, I'll give you two choices."

Li Mengjin's voice was as cold as a sword: "First, retreat to the deep mountains and never leave for a hundred years. Second, I will kill you, and use your flesh and blood to warn all evil spirits in the world."

"Roar!!!"

The demonic tiger clearly understood human speech, but its ferocity remained unchanged. It suddenly opened its blood-red maw, and a black demonic aura containing a foul wind and resentment transformed into a tornado that swept towards Li Mengjin!

Li Mengjin shook her head.

"Stubborn."

He didn't make a move; he simply waved his hand lightly at the battle formation behind him.

"Form ranks, suppress!"

"As ordered!"

The hundred Mountain and River Guards roared in unison, and the mountains and land beneath their feet seemed to awaken at that moment!
A series of earth-yellow divine lights shot into the sky and converged in mid-air to form a rock giant hundreds of feet tall, wielding a mountain-sized sword!
This is the "Mountain and River Suppressing Prison" battle formation created by Li Mengjin, which can draw upon the power of the earth's veins to the maximum extent.

The rock giant took a step forward, and the earth trembled. It ignored the bloody tornado and simply threw a nonchalant punch!
"boom!"

Simple and brutal, yet it contains the immense power to suppress everything!

The black tornado was actually shattered by this punch!

For the first time, fear appeared in the demon tiger's lantern-sized eyes. It flapped its wings, attempting to turn and flee.

But the giant rock giant's enormous hand had already descended from the sky, pressing it firmly to the ground like a five-fingered mountain, rendering it unable to move.

Li Mengjin's figure quietly appeared above the demon tiger's head.

He reached out and gently pressed his hand against the tiger's brow.

“I know you are not inherently bloodthirsty, but have been blinded by the surge of power. Today, I will use the power of mountains and rivers to wash away your malevolence and reshape your demonic heart.”

A profound and peaceful yet unyielding sword intent slowly flowed into the demon tiger's sea of ​​consciousness.

The demon tiger's violent gaze gradually cleared, eventually transforming into deep awe and submission.

After a long while, Li Mengjin withdrew his palm, and the rock giant disappeared.

The demonic tiger lowered its proud head and rubbed against Li Mengjin obediently. "Go," Li Mengjin said calmly, "Remember your promise."

The demonic tiger let out a low growl, turned and leaped into the deep mountains, disappearing without a trace.

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Divine Capital, Hundred Herbs Palace.

Unlike the solemnity of the Natural Academy and the austere atmosphere of the Mountain and River Guard, this place is the most vibrant and warm place in the entire capital, and even the entire Great Yu Dynasty.

The aroma of herbs and flowers blend together to create a unique and soothing scent.

Inside the hall, there were no cold stone walls, but rather walls woven from specially cultivated spiritual wood and vines. Moonflowers that emitted a soft glow bloomed on the walls, illuminating the entire hall like a fairyland.

An elderly woman with white hair, trembling, knelt before the hall, holding her five-year-old grandson. The little boy's face was pale and his breath was weak, clearly indicating that he had been infected with some new kind of miasma.

"Please, Holy Lady, save my grandson!" The old woman's voice was filled with despair.

A gentle figure quietly appeared in front of her; it was Li Mengyue.

Three years have given her originally aloof temperament an added touch of compassion, like the all-encompassing moonlight.

"Grandma, please get up." She personally helped the old woman up and gently touched the child's forehead with her fingertip.

A pure and pristine Yin energy, transformed into a gentle stream, flowed into the child's body. The cold, poisonous miasma that had been lingering in the child's meridians melted away instantly upon encountering this energy, like ice and snow meeting the warm sun.

In just a few breaths, the child's bluish-purple complexion returned to its rosy hue, and he slowly woke up, looking around in confusion.

"This...this is it?" The old woman rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“The miasma has been cleared, but his body is still weak. I have a ‘Nourishing Essence Pill’ here. Take it back, dissolve it in warm water, and have him take it. He will recover in three days.” Li Mengyue took out a jade bottle and handed it to the old woman.

"Thank you, Holy Maiden! Thank you, Holy Maiden!" The old woman was moved to tears, and kowtowed repeatedly while holding her grandson.

Li Mengyue smiled slightly, said no more, and turned to walk towards the backyard of the Hundred Herbs Palace.

There lay a much wider world. Countless exotic flowers and plants, long extinct in the outside world, thrived here. Several tiny flower spirits and grass monsters, newly imbued with intelligence, frolicked and played around her feet.

This is Li Mengyue's good fortune.

With her divine Yin body, she nourishes all living things on this land. Her compassion extends not only to humanity, but to all life in the world that deserves to be treated with gentleness.

The elixirs of the Hundred Herbs Palace have saved countless lives; and her enlightenment and guidance of newborn spirits have injected the most peaceful and stable power into this world undergoing dramatic changes.

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A newly emerging port city on the coast of the East China Sea.

This place was originally a wild and untamed land, teeming with monsters.

But everything changed three years ago when a student who graduated from the Natural Academy came to this place.

This student named Lin Yuan did not choose to stay in the capital, but instead came to this land that needed him the most, full of ambition.

Standing atop the tallest lighthouse in the new city, the sea breeze ruffled his blue academy robes, and what he saw was prosperity and vitality.

At the port, human merchant ships and the fins of sea monsters coexist harmoniously in the same sea area, without encroaching on each other's territory.

He took a deep breath; the air was filled with the salty smell of the sea. Whenever he saw this scene, Lin Yuan felt a surge of gratitude.

"Without the academy envoy, we cultivators might still be scheming against each other within the sect and struggling in the mortal world for a pitiful amount of resources."

Lin Yuan murmured to himself.

He will never forget the shock he felt when he first listened to Dean Li Mengze's sermon at the Natural Academy.

The powerful demonic shark that once ravaged this sea area was dealt with by the "Mountain and River Guards" led by General Li Mengjin.

What was expected to be a bloody battle turned out to be unexpected. Instead of killing it outright, General Li used his supreme sword intent to create a "Mountain and River Sword Domain" that trapped the demon shark. In the end, the demon shark submitted and became the guardian of this harbor, deterring other deep-sea monsters with malicious intentions.

This way of protecting the Li family—using killing to stop killing, yet containing a glimmer of hope—deepened his awe of the Li family even further.

"And there's also the Holy Maiden of Dream Moon..." Lin Yuan felt even warmer inside.

At the beginning of the city's construction, miasma was rampant, and many people suffered from acclimatization problems. It was the continuous supply of affordable medicines from the Hundred Herbs Palace that enabled the city to gain a foothold during its most difficult period.

And the source of all this points to that godlike, reclusive guardian deity—Lord Li Pingcan.

Lin Yuan understood that the origins of the Natural Academy's philosophy, the Mountain and River Guard's principles, and the Hundred Herbs Hall's compassion all stemmed from that being.

Lin Yuan gazed in the direction of the distant capital and bowed deeply.

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The northern border, Blackwater Pass.

The once formidable pass, steeped in iron and blood, is now deserted of the clash of swords.

On the thick city wall, a young soldier dressed in the armor of the Mountain and River Guard is playing chess with an old man with white hair from the former Great Qian Dynasty.

"General, your 'horse' step was truly exquisite," the young soldier said with a smile.

The white-haired old man was none other than Yuchi Gong, the former Grand Marshal of the Great Qian Dynasty. After the fall of his country, he intended to commit suicide by drawing his sword, but was stopped by a letter personally written by Li Mengjin. The letter contained only one sentence: "The way of protection knows no borders."

Now, he has retired from the military and become the "honorary garrison commander" of Heishui Pass, spending his days playing chess and drinking tea with these energetic young guards, and telling them stories of the war from back then.

This is Li Mengjin's good fortune.

His sword severed the foundations of tyranny, but did not bring endless slaughter. It protected the people from evil spirits, made the borders impregnable, and even allowed former enemies to enjoy their old age in peace on this land.

This is a powerful force capable of making even the most battle-hardened soldiers lay down their weapons and transform overwhelming resentment into peace.

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As night falls, the capital city is ablaze with lights from every household.

Children chased and played in the streets and alleys, singing newly composed nursery rhymes: "The Li family has immortals, the first is Ze, who teaches us the way of humanity and the way of nature; the second is Jin, who wields a sword to protect our home and country; the third is Yue, who hangs a gourd to help the world with a kind heart; we all revere one father, whose virtue is praised by the heavens..."

This purest gratitude and faith, emanating from the depths of the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, converged into an invisible golden torrent, surging towards Tingtao Xiaozhu and the Druidic dojo connected to heaven and earth.

He did not appear directly to the world, but his teachings have permeated every aspect of the country through his children and the order he established.

Inside the Ling Mountain Cave, Li Pingcan slowly opened his eyes, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

He looked at the nine-story divine tower in the dojo world, which had been fully formed and exuded a sense of weight and majesty, and nodded in satisfaction.

Just then, the smile on his face slowly faded.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the barriers of the temple, through the nine heavens and clouds, and look into the endless depths of the void.

(End of this chapter)