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Chapter 224 Settling Down in the Valley, The Road Ahead

By the time everyone had reached the bottom of the cliff, it was past noon.

Wen Qilin led everyone toward the north end of the cliff. After walking for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, a narrow passage appeared before them at the end.

Wen Qilin led everyone inside, and after turning more than a dozen corners, light finally appeared ahead.

Having learned from his previous experience, Wen Qilin quickly slipped out of the passageway and stood aside.

As expected, Wen Yuanqian, who was following behind him, was so surprised when he saw the valley that he stopped for a moment.

However, it only lasted for a moment. When he came to his senses, he hurriedly instructed the people behind him, "Hey, watch your step, don't get too close, be careful."

Wen Yuanqian's voice conveyed a sense of joy.

Everyone's understanding of the valley comes from Wenwen and the others' retellings. Everyone's image of the valley is different. Although I have asked a lot of questions these past few days, there is always a difference between what I hear and what I see.

"Wow--"

"what--"

One exclamation after another came from the entrance of the passage.

Everyone who sees this fairyland for the first time is speechless with amazement and stops in their tracks.

So, after everyone was surprised, they would help the next person blocking the passage.

As everyone entered the valley, strolled among the flowers, and smelled their sweet fragrance, they still couldn't believe it was all real. The mysterious and beautiful valley made them feel as if they were in a dream.

Wen Qilin led everyone to a bamboo forest. Not far behind the bamboo forest was a small stream, and further away was a mountain. A waterfall cascaded down the cliff, and the water flowed into the stream, winding through the bamboo forest without end.

"Father, do you think this place is suitable for building a house?"

Wen Yuanqian was extremely satisfied with the valley, so he wouldn't raise any objections. "You guys handle it."

Having received the highest order, Wen Qilin hurriedly called to his family members who were looking around: "Brothers, do what you can and speed things up. You can stay here and explore at your own pace later."

One sentence was enough to get everyone excited.

The Wen family members all pitched in, with everyone, young and old, working together.

As the sun set, a large courtyard surrounded by bamboo appeared before everyone's eyes, nestled between the stream and the back mountain.

There are several bamboo houses in the middle of the courtyard.

Time is of the essence, so let's make do for now. We can add more later when we have more time.

Since we don't know how long we'll be living here, it's understandable that we need a larger yard.

As the sun set, the Wen family's first meal at their home in the valley was served.

The lively meal lasted until late at night.

The sky on this side of the valley seems to have many more stars than the sky outside the valley.

The sleepy children went to bed early, while the rest of the Wen family seemed quite energetic tonight.

It seemed that everyone had a lot to say, but no one was good at expressing themselves. They looked at each other, and everything was understood without words. Even Wen Chengbin, who was usually very talkative, remained silent at this moment.

Wen Yuanqian was excited. His gaze swept across everyone's faces before finally settling on Wen Wen's.

"Wen'er, tell me, how should we spend our days here?"

"..."

Wenwen was gazing at the stars in the sky, and at that moment, she really wasn't thinking about anything.

Hearing her grandfather's question, she paused for a few seconds, then gave an irrelevant answer, "Grandfather, look."

As she finished speaking, she raised her finger to the sky.

A subconscious action and two irrelevant words led Wen Yuanqian to conjure up a whole set of profound truths in his mind.

“Yes, Wen’er is right. We can’t be content with what we have now. We must have lofty ideals. Now that we’ve embarked on the path of cultivation, finding the Great Dao and achieving ascension should be our lifelong goal. From now on, we must cultivate even more diligently. Tomorrow…”

Wen Yuanqian spoke eloquently and at length for quite some time before stopping.

Finally, applause rang out in the courtyard in the valley.

Wenwen clapped her hands, suppressing a laugh. She didn't seem to have said anything, but it was truly remarkable that her grandfather had come up with such a long and rambling explanation.

That said, since we're on the topic, let's speak freely.

Wenwen said, "Grandfather, our family's future path will definitely be different from that of ordinary people, so we need to plan ahead."

This topic seemed to have struck a nerve with Wen Chengbin; he became quite animated as soon as it was mentioned.

“Grandfather, I read in a book that a family like ours needs a clan leader, a grand elder, a second hall master, and so on. Then there also need for peak masters or sect leaders specializing in alchemy, talisman drawing, weapon crafting, and formations. Our family… Ah! Father… Why did you hit me?”

As expected, Wen Qiyuan couldn't stand Wen Chengbin's rambling and slapped him on the head.

"You brat, you think you're the only one who can talk so much? Out of all these people, are you the only one with a mouth?"

Wen Yuanqian stopped him, "Second son, don't interfere too much. A son is beyond his father's control when he grows up. Besides, what Erlang said is not wrong. What are your thoughts? What are everyone's thoughts? Let's speak freely. Let's quickly set up a set of rules and follow them from now on. That's how it should be."

Since the elders have spoken, let's all say something.

Wen Qilin: "Father, I think the most urgent thing for our family is to improve our abilities as soon as possible."

Wen Qiyuan: "Father, I feel that the boys in the family still need more training. In addition to daily practice, they should also practice martial arts. It's always good to have more skills."

Master Zhou: "Father, I think it would be better to convert the hall into a school. Those who haven't memorized the mnemonic rhymes need to hurry up and learn them."

...

The so-called free speech eventually turned into a discussion about the future, with everyone talking at once, creating quite a lively scene.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that someone stopped yawning.

Back in the bamboo house, everyone went to sleep.

In the darkness, Wenwen turned over and entered the space.

As soon as she stood firm on the grassy slope, she felt the incredibly rich spiritual energy in the space. This rich spiritual energy was slowly gathering, and there was even a phenomenon of spiritual energy droplets condensing. This scene made her wish she could sit down and cultivate immediately.

However, this is my own territory, so there's no rush. I'll figure out the situation first.

Wenwen suppressed her urge to cultivate and activated her detection technique, tracing the source all the way back to where it originated. It turned out that the odor was coming from the stream.

Xianbao, sitting by the stream, saw Wenwen running towards them from afar and was overjoyed. Pointing into the water, she shared the good news, "Master, look!"

Wow, the Spirit Vein Source Stone has actually split in two, splitting into two stones of uniform size.

Spiritual energy is continuously overflowing from the cross-section, thus creating the phenomenon of spiritual energy droplets condensing in the space.

"Xianbao, this is..."