Chen Tang was silent for a moment and then asked, "What did Despair Slope do in those forty-odd years?"

Liu Daoist shook his head and said, "We did everything we could to protect all beings and never saw any action from the people of Despair Slope."

Chen Tang was deeply disappointed, "Despair Slope keeps saying it's maintaining the world's order, but it's just another family entrenched in the human world."

Liu Daoist invited Scholar Zhu down and said, "Our fate has run its course, choose another tree."

Scholar Zhu hung himself on a tree, refusing to come down, and said, "Good birds choose trees before residing; willow trees naturally attract ghosts, and I can't sleep well on another tree. I've slept here for over a thousand years, don't think you can make me leave my home!"

Liu Daoist repeatedly tried to persuade, but Scholar Zhu only tied his hanging rope tighter.

Liu Daoist was helpless, gritted his teeth, cut off a section of the tree branch, gave the branch as a gift, and said, "Scholar, now we are even!"

Scholar Zhu insisted on hanging himself again on the tree, and Liu Daoist laughed and said, "Scholar, don't be stubborn. My willow branch is extraordinary, containing the essence of my Daoist practice for tens of thousands of years. I'll refine it with you, and it's not inferior to those Immortal Magical Treasures. If you benefit from it and still won't relent, don't blame me for getting rough."

Only then did Scholar Zhu give up.

Liu Daoist mobilized his mana, refined that willow branch further, handed it to him, and said, "This object can be big or small, long or short, thick or thin. It can transform into an Azure Dragon to go up to heaven or down to earth, transform into a Rainbow Bridge reaching thousands of miles away. It can lock and capture enemies or be used for protection, capable of countless transformations. You take it, and when you're idle, you can also place it horizontally in the air and tie the hanging rope on it."

Scholar Zhu was overjoyed and quickly bowed in gratitude.

Liu Daoist laughed and said, "You've hanged yourself on me, accompanying me for thousands of years. I see you're never tired of harming others, and it's kept me amused. Now our fate's over, I can't let you continue living here. If you have spare time, come visit me often, and we'll be Daoist friends."

Scholar Zhu hesitated and said, "I can't leave the Harmonization Temple in Chen Zhaoyuan's little temple, otherwise there will be an evil transformation."

Liu Daoist said, "How can that be? The Heavenly Dao Immortals of Despair Slope can leave Despair Slope."

Scholar Zhu, Jueyangzi, and Little Dun Fairy were stunned upon hearing this.

Indeed, the Heavenly Dao Immortals of Despair Slope are Harmonization True God Dojo, essentially no different from their Harmonization Temple. Why can Heavenly Dao Immortals leave Despair Slope, while they can't leave their small temple?

Liu Daoist looked at Scholar Zhu, pondered for a moment, and said, "As long as you don't harmonize with the external world, there's no possibility of an evil transformation. The reason you undergo evil transformation when leaving the small temple is because you don't understand the Solidification Skill, involuntarily harmonizing with the external world, hence getting invaded by evil qi. Although my cultivation level is shallow, I have some knowledge of this Dao and will teach you a Solidification Skill."

He picked a few willow leaves, tiny inscriptions appeared on the leaves and gifted the leaves to them, saying, "This technique is called the Minor Heavenly Circle Law Boundary, after practicing it, you can stabilize your harmonization boundary."

Scholar Zhu, Jueyangzi, and Little Dun Fairy each received a leaf, focused and examined it, and the practice methods of the Minor Heavenly Circle Law Boundary became clear before their eyes.

Chen Shi secretly felt uneasy, looking over at Little Dun Fairy, only to see her expression as calm as a still pool, devoid of any joy or sorrow.

Little Dun was originally heavily injured and amnesic, hence stayed by his side, developing feelings with him, and they became husband and wife, but only half-consummated before Little Dun Fairy woke up. However, because she had already harmonized with the little temple, she couldn't leave and had to stay by Chen Shi's side.

During these days of interaction, because of Little Dun's presence, Little Dun Fairy's affection for Chen Shi grew daily, and they became more intimate, their feelings deepened, but the Minor Heavenly Circle Law Boundary gave Little Dun Fairy no reason to stay in Chen Shi's small temple.

"Will she choose to leave, or stay?" Chen Shi pondered in his heart.

Little Dun Fairy secretly glanced at him, only to meet his gaze, the two exchanged glances and then looked away.

Liu Daoist's voice came, "By gifting the Minor Heavenly Circle Law Boundary, I do have some selfish intentions, hoping that everyone will succeed in this technique and then come to the Goddess Temple to aid me. I fear that Despair Slope will seize the moment before the Goddess descends and come to break the temple. With your help, there may be some chance of victory."

Jueyangzi bowed in thanks, "How could I dare not comply?"

They bade farewell to Liu Daoist and returned to the Mountain Lord Temple.

Scholar Zhu and Jueyangzi practiced the Minor Heavenly Circle Law Boundary, but Little Dun Fairy did not go into seclusion. Instead, she helped farm on the mountain. These days, rice seedlings were being planted on the mountain, and there was much work to do.

Chen Tang moved several suns, adjusting their positions, which was quite exhausting. Chen Shi also went to help, letting his father witness the terrifying power of the God Refining Realm.

Chen Tang saw Chen Shi manifest his Hundred Feet Primordial Spirit, merging the primordial spirit with the physical body, enduring the blazing fire of the sun, pushing the sun without being scorched by the Sun God Fire, and thought, "This scoundrel's cultivation is advancing quickly! When he said I'd soon be unable to beat him, he wasn't bragging. Hmm, when I want to hit him, open the box immediately..."

These suns were remnants of the Upper Realm collapse, though they couldn't help crops grow, they could raise temperatures.

By moving different suns' positions, the seasons could be simulated on the mountain, causing crops to grow faster and better. This was the experience the people of Xinxiang developed over the last four years.

The father and son adjusted the suns and finished their task.

Chen Tang handed over a towel, saying, "Little Ten, are you worried?"

Chen Shi was slightly stunned, wiped the sweat from his face, and laughed, "What kind of worry? There's no such thing. What does a man fear about not having a wife? If she runs away, I'll marry Sister Feifei and ask Sister Feifei to turn into her appearance during the consummation."

Chen Tang said, "I meant to ask if the Goddess's delay in descending has made you worried."

Chen Shi darkened his face, suppressing the impulse to summon the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword and murder the Supreme Emperor.

Chen Tang casually said, "Since you brought this up, let me ask you, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Chen Shi said, "Go with the flow."

Chen Tang said, "I met your mother at the Scholar Exam in Xinxiang Province. She was beautiful and talented, an outstanding Scholar, with many family sons circling around her. I'm clueless, not good with words, initially had no chance."

Chen Shi listened quietly.

"But I created many opportunities. I prepared some cultivation puzzles, pretended not to understand, went to ask her, making us familiar with each other over time. Later, I started hitting the people pursuing her one by one while wearing a mask until no one dared approach her. We became closer and closer."

Chen Tang said, "She gradually discovered many of my qualities, growing more fond of me."

Chen Shi frowned, "Dad, don't you think you hid so well that Mom didn't notice your deceit?"

Chen Tang's expression turned grave, immediately opened the wooden box.

Many Talisman God Dolls poked their heads out of the box. One of the dolls was very excited, waving four arms at Chen Shi, "Little Ten Master, it's me! The Heavenly Mechanism with the butt eaten by Little Five!"

Chen Shi cautiously said, "Without your deceit, how would I exist? Dad, put the Talisman Gods away first."

Chen Tang snorted, closed the box, and said, "I meant that happiness is pursued by oneself; if you don't pursue, there is none."

Chen Shi thought carefully, smiled, and said, "Thanks, Chen Tang, I know what to do now."

Chen Tang grew angry, opened the box without explanation, and Chen Shi dashed away, disappearing without a trace.

Chen Tang had no choice but to pack up the box, silently thinking, "This scoundrel's speed is a problem too; when I want to beat him, I should use an array to trap him and then suppress him with thirty-seven realms of Heavenly Mechanism."

Busy with farm work, Little Dun Fairy went to the creekside to wash her feet. Aunt Cai Xia beside her glanced at her feet and laughed, "Girlie from the city, huh? Your feet are really fair and clean."

Chen Shi came over, loudly from afar, "Wife, I'll help you wash!"

The nearby women chuckled lowly.

Little Dun Fairy gave a half-smile, "Sure! As long as you have the courage, husband."

Ignoring the other women by the creekside, Chen Shi approached her, sat on a stone, picked up her foot, and laughed, "What's there to fear?"

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