Start as a Temple Spirit

The cave was now brightly lit and echoing with the sounds of hammering and banging.

This startled the old patriarch, and he could not help but quicken his pace, wanting to see who was so bold as to knock and strike in front of the general's temple.

Soon, the old man saw Yang Chao who was assembling something, and couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Chao, what are you assembling? And why are you here?"

Yang Chao turned around and saw that the person who came was the old patriarch. He said happily: "Patriarch, you are back. I am assembling a machine tool crossbow. It is quiet and peaceful here, which allows me to calm down and work, so I came here."

"Oh," the old patriarch suddenly asked, "Yijin and the others didn't come back? And where did Daniu and the others go?"

"The second elder and his companions are on their way back. As for Da Niu and his companions, they were taken into the mountains by Uncle Six to look for bird eggs and pheasant eggs." Yang Chao walked to the tea table, poured tea for the old patriarch and said.

"Everyone is very busy." The old patriarch smiled cheerfully, walked to the tea table, sat down, took a sip of tea, and then asked about what happened in the village after his father left.

When the old man heard that Shang Liangshan, Heizi and Xiaocao had not appeared for more than half a month, he was stunned.

Yang Chao was afraid that the old patriarch would think wrongly, so he hurriedly said, "Heizi and Xiaocao are in seclusion to strive for level 5. Liangshan was struck by lightning once during this period, and has been in seclusion to practice since then."

“I never thought that Heizi and Xiaocao would be promoted to level five so soon.” The old patriarch sighed.

This speed of cultivation is so fast that it’s really frustrating.

"They have a large number of ghost pills to assist in their cultivation, so their progress in cultivation is naturally much faster. It is reasonable for them to retreat to break through to level five, but after breaking through to the post-level five, it will be difficult to make another breakthrough." Yang Chao murmured.

"Why do you say that?" the old patriarch asked in confusion.

Yang Chao took a sip of tea and said, "Heizi is a Night Owl. As far as I know, few Night Owls can break through to level six."

"As for Xiaocao, it is a low-level mountain spirit. Without the right opportunity, it is difficult for it to break through to level five, let alone level six."

"The one with the best qualifications among Liangshan disciples is actually Fang Kuai."

"Isn't it Xiaoli?" the old patriarch asked in surprise.

Yang Chao shook his head and said, "Xiao Li has been worshipped by the Fox Village for many years before he broke through to level five. It can be seen that his aptitude is not high."

"The little cube is different. It is the mountain spirit, the true child of the mountain."

"And with the Mountain and River Seal, it will be twice as easy to practice."

"Once it breaks through the third level of the Spirit Gathering Body, its cultivation progress will advance by leaps and bounds."

Upon hearing this, the old patriarch agreed: "Indeed."

Suddenly, the old man thought of something and asked, "You just said that Liangshan was struck by lightning. Did the Mountain and River Seal get promoted?"

"No, there are only four thunderbolts, which are not enough for the Phantom Thunder and Thunder Snake to absorb."

"What a pity." The old patriarch murmured, turned his head to look at the half-finished bed machine crossbow and asked: "How many bed machine crossbows are you going to make this time?"

"About thirty. Anyway, we need to arm the walls and rock faces of the village, so that we won't have any deterrent effect when we encounter banditry."

"Then I'll trouble you. By the way, didn't your aunt tell you about a girl? How are you two getting along?"

Yang Chao blushed when he heard this, scratched his head and said, "It's OK."

"As long as you are satisfied, men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough. The biggest hope of us, as the elders, is that you can start a family and build a career." The old patriarch started the mode of urging the elderly to get married.

Time will not stop for someone, but people can walk under the reflection of time. The team that went to Fox Village returned to Forgotten Township on September 9, bringing back 8 survivors of Fox Village and a large amount of supplies.

Among the survivors of Fox Village, 90% were middle-aged men and 10% were middle-aged women.

Problems also arise. When the orphans' parents return, they are no longer orphans, but the problem is not big. The orphans can be reunited with their parents, and the relationship with their adoptive parents remains. They just cannot live in the Forgotten Village and have to move to the kiln factory resettlement area.

Of course they will receive special care and live better than refugees.

During this period, refugees came to seek refuge intermittently, and before anyone knew it, the number of refugees received by Forgotten Township exceeded ten thousand.

Under the southern rock wall, thatched houses were built at a speed visible to the naked eye, connecting together to form a new village.

On the rock wall, the old patriarch and Yifeng were looking down at the village that was beginning to take shape and the busy figures, thinking about something.

"Lao Feng, it's time to start building the village wall to prevent beast riots in winter." The old patriarch murmured.

"This matter must indeed be put on the agenda, but the issue of orphans must be resolved first." Yifeng said, stroking his beard.

There are quite a lot of orphans among the refugees, at least 30%.

"Haven't you discussed this matter with Liangshan?" asked the old patriarch.

"Liang Shan's intention is to build an orphanage in the village and bring the orphans together to raise them, but this will consume a lot of resources and may cause dissatisfaction among the villagers."

"Old Feng, you worry too much. These orphans have been trained since childhood and will be loyal supporters of Forgotten Village when they grow up." When the old patriarch said this, he saw that Yifeng still had concerns, so he smiled and said, "Just one word and the villagers will have no complaints."

"What?" Yifeng asked curiously.

He was still a little worried because the orphan had done nothing and could live as well as the villagers' children, which would cause complaints.

"Building an orphanage was the will of the temple spirit." The old patriarch answered in a resounding voice.

Yifeng suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this. Yes, it only took one word to tell him the will of the temple spirit.

"I'll arrange to build the orphanage next to the conference room." Yifeng said this in a decisive tone, and then he summoned the spiritual wind and flew away.

The old patriarch bathed in the sunshine and walked towards the rock peak, because he knew where Shang Liangshan was basking in the sun.

Sure enough, when the old man approached the rock peak, he saw a man lying on a stone chair next to a stone table on the top of the peak. It was Shang Liangshan.

The boring training made Shang Liangshan realize that his humanity was rapidly fading and becoming increasingly cold, which was not what he wanted.

So he stopped practicing blindly and gave himself a day off every day. He would go to the top of the rock peak in the afternoon to bask in the sun and take in the development of the Forgotten Township.

"Old Patriarch, you're here." The little fox lying on the stone table greeted the old patriarch lazily.

"Xiaoli is here too, why don't you go and play with Wangmu today?" the old patriarch asked happily.

"The Third Elder is in seclusion to materialize the alchemy furnace." The little fox turned over and swept the absent-minded Shang Liangshan with its cute tail.

Shang Liangshan came back to his senses and found that the old patriarch had arrived, and hurriedly greeted him.

The virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young is deeply rooted in his soul.

The old patriarch sat down and asked cheerfully, "Heizi and Xiaocao haven't made a breakthrough yet?"

“No.” Shang Liangshan shook his head and said helplessly: “Their level 5 bottleneck is even stronger than expected. Even using the power of thunder to cleanse their bodies, it is difficult to break through.”