Volume's end: Short-lived and long-lived beings

Hundred Lands Mountain Range, Li Household Village.

As the rooster crowed at dawn, this "central hub" of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range quickly transitioned from silence to bustling activity.

Citizens' Bronze Horse shuttle between the planned roads, and busy crowds rush to their work stations.

Horse-drawn carriages and railcars travel on the ground, while aircraft and gliders streak across the sky...

As far as the eye can see, this vast urban complex without city walls presents a scene of bustling prosperity.

Even the students with long faces and sleepy eyes became a bright spot behind this prosperity.

Because Li Household Village now covers an extremely large area.

The shrine and the large tree that were once enshrined at the village entrance have now become tourist attractions in the city center.

Most people, when passing by this shrine dedicated to Xiluo, will habitually bow to her and pray for good luck that day. Further inside is the ancestral temple.

Li Boyang's statue has replaced the ancestral tablets and firmly occupies the central position.

Unlike the strangely shaped statues outside, Li Boyang, enshrined in this ancestral temple, is a proper human figure.

He had vertical eyes on his forehead, fiery red hair, and sharp, fang-like teeth...

Aside from the fact that his skin was completely concealed under the robe, making it impossible to discern its specific color, the rest of his appearance was different.

The statue of Li Boyang in the ancestral temple perfectly recreates everything about him.

Even their cool and slightly aloof expressions were exactly the same.

However, considering that the sculpture was made by Li Xi and received Chen Yun's approval, such a faithful reproduction is not surprising.

"Actually... sometimes it's not necessary to be so realistic."

With a soft sigh, the statue suddenly blinked, and then the whole thing came to life.

This is the biggest drawback of sculptures that are too realistic about the original figure.

As long as one receives even a little incense offering and becomes spiritually connected, Li Boyang's consciousness can easily descend into the statue.

"I actually hope they can be a little more careful when they're recreating me!"

As Li Boyang's consciousness returned, the "raccoon dog" enshrined beside him also came to life.

Despite being called a "raccoon dog," it's not really a raccoon dog in the traditional sense, except for its overall shape.

The raccoon with its crooked nose, slanted eyes, long body, and short legs had absolutely nothing to do with Xiluo.

After all, this "raccoon dog" was based on the image of Xiluo, which Li Boyang first sculpted from clay.

The clay statue with its crooked nose, slanted eyes, and short legs was originally buried at the village entrance, and Xiluo thought it would never reappear. However, due to the expansion of Li Household Village, the raccoon dog statue was unearthed and re-enshrined beside Li Boyang as a reference. "I bet this was the old village chief's idea."

Upon hearing this, Xiluo, unable to bear the sight of his crooked nose, slanted eyes, and short legs, chose to Primordial Spirit Leaving the Body her body and rolled her eyes at Li Boyang. "That old man is getting more and more unserious as he gets older; now he's just a complete old rascal."

Listening to Xiluo's complaints, Li Boyang nodded in agreement, a rare occurrence for him.

"But we also owe a great deal to him; otherwise, the village wouldn't have been able to develop to its current size..."

Xiluo glanced at Li Boyang disdainfully and interrupted him directly.

"I knew you wouldn't give up so easily."

"If you really want him to live, you don't need to go through all this trouble."

"I've developed a new ' Elixir of Immortality,' which can easily extend lifespan even for someone like him who's currently exhausted." The Elixir of Immortality Xiluo was referring to was naturally the mutant Ginseng Fruit that could reverse aging.

Once the old village chief is rejuvenated, his vitality will naturally reset to his childhood state, allowing him to start all over again.

"Extending lifespan is not the key issue; the key issue is mindset."

Looking at Xiluo, whose face seemed to say, "Please beg me, and I'll help you," Li Boyang deliberately looked away and explained.

"The old village chief is just old-fashioned. Even if you made him young again, it wouldn't matter unless you solved that problem."

This is the biggest difference between short-lived and long-lived species, and also the difference between the older generation of Mountain Folk and the new generation.

The new generation of Mountain Folk, living in a privileged environment, have boundless expectations for the future and naturally maintain a youthful mindset. However, the older generation of Mountain Folk are quite different; they have experienced life and death from a young age.

Even after Li Boyang rose to prominence and Peach of Immortality became more widespread, they still couldn't unconditionally accept and learn new things like real young people.

This is what is known as "a childlike heart," a mindset that many spiritual practitioners find difficult to achieve.

So what are you planning to do?

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Xiluo asked with a hint of curiosity.

"It's simple, just let him spend some time with someone who truly has a 'childlike heart'."

Although Li Boyang's expression didn't change much, Xiluo felt as if she could see him secretly smiling.

"Pure Yang Primordial Spirit!?"

"That kid really was born in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range!!"

Almost immediately, Xiluo realized what was happening and slapped her forehead in sudden realization.

"You want that old man to guide the Pure Yang Primordial Spirit? To help him regain a youthful mindset?"

To be honest, Xiluo was very skeptical about whether Li Boyang's plan would work.

She even felt that Li Boyang's plan was not as good as her initial suggestion—secretly giving the old man two spoonfuls of Meng Po's Soup. At least that was effective much faster.

"Your plan is definitely not that simple..."

After staring at Li Boyang suspiciously for a long time, Xiluo made this judgment.

This time, Li Boyang couldn't hold back anymore. He stared at the other person with a helpless expression, completely unsure of what kind of "insidious" image he had in the other person's mind.

"Don't look at me like that, it's just my gut feeling after you've tricked me so many times."

She glared back defiantly; even without using her Heavenly Mandate Primordial Spirit, Xiluo could see through the other party's little scheme.

"You just wanted to take this opportunity to 'teach' that Pure Yang Primordial Spirit a lesson, didn't you?"

"I support you. I've disliked that kid for a long time too, how dare he reject me so many times!"

Unable to find any explanation for where Xiluo's resentment came from, Li Boyang had no choice but to decisively change the subject.

"That Pure Yang Primordial Spirit foresaw some of the situations before its reincarnation."

Therefore, he dispersed all his cultivation, leaving only a wisp of spiritual light to be reborn.

"But that ray of light was ultimately too conspicuous."

"Once born, it will stir the Heaven Soul, quickly attracting the attention of those with ulterior motives..."

During the conversation, Li Boyang paused only slightly before receiving a response from Xiluo.

"I understand, you just want me to go and see it, don't you?"

"Don't worry about that. I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression that kid will have when he's born and finds out I'm the first person he sees when he opens his eyes."

When she said this, Xiluo made no attempt to hide the expectant look on her face.

"Hehe, I'll definitely get a special 'high-definition video recorder' and record the whole process!"

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