Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 898 - 451: Green Willow Village a Year Later, Grotto Heaven Blessed Land

One year later.

After Jiang Fan had resided in Green Willow Village for a full year, the entire settlement experienced dramatic transformations.

First of all, the density of spiritual qi had elevated to the fifth tier.

In the present Void Realm, such a spot would qualify as a blessed grotto heaven.

This change stemmed directly from the fifth-tier Spiritual Eye Spring that Jiang Fan positioned close to the willow tree, turning it into a fountain of spiritual liquid that sporadically erupted with plentiful spiritual qi, sustaining the whole village.

Without question, this upgrade delivered huge advantages to all the villagers.

Apart from the Spiritual Eye Spring, Jiang Fan had also embedded a Dragon Vein House Charm within Green Willow Village, wrapping the area in an unseen shield that created a dragon vein.

Thanks to this setup, any demons drawing near Green Willow Village would face assaults from the dragon vein, granting it the power to repel evil and eliminate demons.

Furthermore, the Heaven-Covering Wheel Talisman got fused into the core of the earth's veins, evolving into a protective array barrier.

Should a demon at the divinity transformation stage launch an assault, it still couldn't harm Green Willow Village in the slightest.

Over the course of that year, Green Willow Village enjoyed utmost security, with not even one unforeseen fatality occurring.

Swoosh!

Right then, Zhu Ming along with the Green Willow Village hunting team made their way back, boasting an impressive haul this round by slaying a vast array of demons, far surpassing their past efforts.

Yet, within this crew stood a fresh face never seen before, an elder clad in black robes.

He scanned Green Willow Village with keen interest.

"Elder Chai, you're welcome to Green Willow Village."

Zhu Ming offered a faint smile as he addressed the black-robed elder.

This person was a human cultivator too, his cultivation reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection, going by the name Chai Chengzhi, hailing from Thunder Bamboo Village.

They had crossed paths during a hunt in the wilds.

Meanwhile, Thunder Bamboo Village counted as another time-honored settlement hidden in these mountains, maintaining ties with Green Willow Village over the ages.

Still, the two groups hadn't connected for over a century.

Back then, folks in Green Willow Village suspected Thunder Bamboo Village had fallen to demon onslaughts, but now with an elder from Thunder Bamboo Village present, joy surged through him.

At the very least, it signaled a spark of hope for humanity amid the Demon Realm.

"How come the spiritual qi in Green Willow Village feels so abundant?"

"It's hit the fifth tier already—what's the trick behind it?"

As Chai Chengzhi stepped into Green Willow Village, astonishment gripped him.

Serving as an elder in Thunder Bamboo Village, versed in countless lore and legacies, he was well aware of Green Willow Village's existence.

Yet, from the ancient annals, Green Willow Village's safeguard was just a willow tree at the third tier.

Regarding power, it paled far behind Thunder Bamboo Village.

After all, what guarded Thunder Bamboo Village was the Heaven and Earth Spirit Plant known as Celestial Thunder Bamboo, boasting formidable fighting prowess, capable of wielding celestial thunder to vanquish demons.

Thus, during its height, Thunder Bamboo Village supported more than ten thousand residents.

It even produced Nascent Soul cultivators in its time.

Regrettably, that very prominence drew the gaze of certain demons, who then raided Thunder Bamboo Village.

This inflicted severe blows to Thunder Bamboo Village, leaving Celestial Thunder Bamboo gravely injured.

As a result, Thunder Bamboo Village shut its gates for a hundred years, gradually recovering in seclusion.

However, a century of isolation steadily eroded Thunder Bamboo Village's foundations.

Food supplies, in particular, had dwindled sharply.

That's why Thunder Bamboo Village sent him out to locate fellow human settlements.

He aimed to secure provisions from other human villages to rescue the struggling Thunder Bamboo Village.

At first, he harbored little optimism about Green Willow Village, viewing it as feebler than Thunder Bamboo Village and unlikely to offer substantial aid.

But in merely a hundred years, Green Willow Village's progress appeared astonishingly swift, now seemingly rivaling or exceeding Thunder Bamboo Village in its prime.

"Ah, that's the hidden secret of Green Willow Village."

Zhu Ming gave a light smile, showing no desire to elaborate.

For this insight belonged solely to Green Willow Village's elders; even regular villagers remained in the dark, so sharing it with outsiders was out of the question.

"My apologies, I overstepped."

"Still, my purpose here is truly about the food."

"Could Green Willow Village perhaps exchange some food with my Thunder Bamboo Village?"

Chai Chengzhi expressed regret, grasping the sensitivity of such matters, and chose not to press on.

In the end, it was another village's confidential affair.

Yet he openly revealed his intent this visit: acquiring food.

"Certainly no issue."

"This past year, Green Willow Village reaped abundant yields."

"We've sown plenty of spirit rice."

"Should you bring other valuables for trade, getting food won't be a hassle at all."

Zhu Ming replied.

Had it been a year prior, Green Willow Village itself teetered on the edge of famine, scrambling for every scrap of sustenance.

But from the moment Master Jiang Fan showed up, circumstances flipped in a monumental way.

Master Jiang Fan sowed crystal spirit rice across unused plots in Green Willow Village.

What's more, the output soared past ten thousand pounds per acre.

Across the year, the village harvested untold quantities of crystal spirit rice.

These days, every villager enjoyed spirit rice at every meal; starvation belonged to distant memory.

Consequently, all villagers held profound thanks toward Jiang Fan, seeing him as Green Willow Village's true rescuer.

His standing even eclipsed that of the village chief.

"Cultivating spirit rice? Green Willow Village managed to pull that off?"

Chai Chengzhi's shock deepened upon hearing this, struggling to accept it.

Long in the past, Thunder Bamboo Village had aspired to cultivate spirit rice as well, yet the feat proved far from straightforward.