The new year had arrived. This year's Spring Festival was even livelier than in years past. With Gu Zong in Third Medicine Valley and Xuan Tianyi joining them, word had spread that the Head Disciple had sworn brotherhood with the valley master. The four hundred Handyman Disciples were greatly excited, all looking at Gu An with worshipful eyes.
Xuan Tianyi always wanted to pull him into conversations about Taoist Xunchun, which gave him quite a headache.
It was not until evening that Gu An found an excuse to leave and returned to Mystic Valley to celebrate the festival with his junior sisters and disciples.
The disciples sat around the table, raising cups and trading drinks, their merriment boundless.
Ye Lan and Zhen Qin began talking about the affairs of the cultivation world again.
The number of demons and monsters in Five Dynasties Land had not decreased because of the actions of the various sects. On the contrary, their numbers were growing ever greater. Not only that, Demonic Cultivators and wicked people were increasing as well.
Many believed humanity's dominion was doomed, so they might as well indulge themselves before death. Others killed and robbed for treasures before heading south to sea. In short, whether in the cultivation world or among ordinary folk, chaos reigned everywhere.
As long as the Calamity of Demons and Monsters remained unresolved, the world would continue to descend into disorder.
Zhen Qin had once complained about why the Mountain God would not act. Gu An pretended he was not the Mountain God and remained silent.
"Didn't the Mountain God say it himself? Why should he protect humanity? If demons worship him, can't he support them? The strength of a race must ultimately rely on itself, not the favor of Immortal Gods." Ye Lan took it rather